US Release date: 26 October 1948
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 January 1950
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Running time: 87 minutes.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Cast: Glenn Ford, Terry Moore & Albert Sharpe
Australian Distributor: Columbia
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Union’s State theatre from 14 October 1949 with Leather Gloves as support.
Suburban Release Type: Union 5-W-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 351 | 36 |
| EF PPE | 8.36 | 12 |
| Metres Travelled | 445,691 | 193 |
| Average MT | 10,612 | 126 |
| Engagements | 42 | 212 |
| Slots | 75 | 47 |
| Weeks | 33 | 31 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 78.57% | 15 |
| Saturdays | 9 | 231 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 21.43% | 272 |
| Tuesdays | 0 | 347* |
| Tues as % of engagements | 0.00% | 347* |
| First billed | 42 | 88 |
| Second billed | 0 | 293* |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Independent Ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 42 |
| Ratio | 100.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 13.33% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -7.62% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.71% |
| Hoyts eng | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.84% |
| Independent eng | 34 |
| Ratio | 80.95% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.84% |
| Suburban eng | 8 |
| Ratio | 19.05% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.00% |
Columbia’s second-highest ranking EF points accumulator (and 37th overall), this comedy nonsense about a girl who believes her late uncle has been reincarnated as a racehorse was a genuine crowd pleaser. Oddly, for a Union release it did not extend its suburban run beyond ten weeks. Most of its bookings were with its city partner, Leather Gloves, as support.
The Return of October engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Burnley | Burnley | Independent | 7/1/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| North Carlton | Adelphi | Independent | 7/1/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Richmond | National | Independent | 7/1/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| St.Kilda | Astor | Independent | 7/1/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| St.Kilda | Palais | Suburban | 7/1/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 14/1/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Caulfield | Camden | Independent | 14/1/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Elsternwick | Esquire | Independent | 14/1/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Malvern | Embassy | Independent | 14/1/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Moonee Ponds | Moonee | Independent | 14/1/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| West Brunswick | Western | Independent | 14/1/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Prince of Thieves |
| Westgarth | Westgarth | Independent | 14/1/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| East Brunswick | Liberty | Independent | 21/1/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| East Malvern | Waverley | Independent | 21/1/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Essendon | Regal | Independent | 21/1/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Glenferrie | Glen | Independent | 21/1/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Hawthorn | Vogue | Independent | 21/1/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Preston East | Gowerville | Independent | 21/1/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Balwyn | Balwyn | Suburban | 21/1/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Camberwell | Rivoli | Suburban | 21/1/50 | 3 | W | 1 | He Walked by Night |
| Ormond | Plaza | Suburban | 21/1/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| North Brighton | Gardenvale | Independent | 28/1/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 28/1/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Trouble Preferred |
| Middle Brighton | Dendy | Independent | 28/1/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Footscray | Grand | Independent | 28/1/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 28/1/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Sandringham | Roxy | Independent | 28/1/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 4/2/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 4/2/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 4/2/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 4/2/50 | 5 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Heidelberg | Orient | Independent | 4/2/50 | 5 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Yarraville | Sun | Independent | 4/2/50 | 5 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Ashburton | Civic | Independent | 11/2/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Port Melbourne | Port | Independent | 11/2/50 | 6 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Surrey Hills | Surrey | Independent | 18/2/50 | 7 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| South Melbourne | Empire | Suburban | 25/2/50 | 8 | S | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Oakleigh | Plaza | Independent | 25/2/50 | 8 | W | 1 | Law of the Barbary Coast |
| Coburg West | Progress | Independent | 4/3/50 | 9 | S | 1 | Woman of Tangier |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 4/3/50 | 9 | S | 1 | Dead Don’t Dream |
| Preston | Planet | Suburban | 4/3/50 | 9 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
| Preston | St. James | Suburban | 11/3/50 | 10 | W | 1 | Leather Gloves |
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