RED, HOT AND BLUE

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US Release date:  5 September 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 February 1950

Genre: Comedy

Country: USA

Running time:  84 minutes.

Director: John Farrow

Cast: Betty Hutton, Victor Mature, William Demarest 

Australian Distributor: Paramount

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Union’s State Theatre from 23 December 1949 supporting The Great Lover.

Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2

Rankings

Rank
EF Points103199
EF PPE2.58206
Metres Travelled432,584210
Average MT10,815100
Engagements40229
Slots6579
Weeks2557
Weeks as % of engagements62.50%55
Saturdays7273
Sats as % of engagements17.50%303
Tuesdays8200
Tues as % of engagements20.00%232
First billed1237
Second billed3979
Feature only034*
*Last

Independent Ratios

Engagements weeks 1-1039
Ratio97.50%
Difference to chain ratio10.83%
Eng weeks 11-261
Ratio2.50%
Difference to chain ratio-5.12%
Eng weeks 27-520
Ratio0.00%
Difference to chain ratio-5.71%
Hoyts eng0
Ratio0.00%
Difference to chain ratio-0.84%
Independent eng30
Ratio75.00%
Difference to chain ratio-2.11%
Suburban eng10
Ratio25.00%
Difference to chain ratio2.95%

Notes: For a second feature this comedy-crime-musical with a strong cast received quite prominent billing when supporting The Great Lover at the State, but only received a sole headliner booking when hitting the suburbs. Exclusively with Chicago Deadline until late in its run when it was provided as support to The Great Lover once again.

Red, Hot and Blue engagements

SUBURBVENUECHAINDATEWDBCO-FEATURE
CollingwoodAustralSuburban4/2/501T2Chicago Deadline
Albert ParkKinemaIndependent4/2/501W2Chicago Deadline
BurnleyBurnleyIndependent4/2/501W2Chicago Deadline
North CarltonAdelphiIndependent4/2/501W2Chicago Deadline
RichmondNationalIndependent4/2/501W2Chicago Deadline
St.KildaAstorIndependent4/2/501W2Chicago Deadline
ToorakVillageIndependent4/2/501W2Chicago Deadline
St.KildaPalaisSuburban4/2/501W2Chicago Deadline
BrunswickEmpireIndependent11/2/502W2Chicago Deadline
CaulfieldCamdenIndependent11/2/502W2Chicago Deadline
ElsternwickEsquireIndependent11/2/502W2Chicago Deadline
MalvernEmbassyIndependent11/2/502W2Chicago Deadline
Moonee PondsMooneeIndependent11/2/502W2Chicago Deadline
West BrunswickWesternIndependent11/2/502W2Chicago Deadline
WestgarthWestgarthIndependent11/2/502W2Chicago Deadline
PrestonPlanetSuburban11/2/502W2Chicago Deadline
East MalvernWaverleyIndependent18/2/503T2Chicago Deadline
GlenferrieGlenIndependent18/2/503T2Chicago Deadline
HawthornVogueIndependent18/2/503T2Chicago Deadline
CamberwellRivoliSuburban18/2/503T2Chicago Deadline
NewmarketNewmarketSuburban18/2/503T2Chicago Deadline
OrmondPlazaSuburban18/2/503T2Chicago Deadline
BalwynBalwynSuburban18/2/503W2Chicago Deadline
PrestonSt. JamesSuburban18/2/503W2Chicago Deadline
North BrightonGardenvaleIndependent25/2/504S2Chicago Deadline
North MelbourneCentralIndependent25/2/504S2Chicago Deadline
FairfieldFairfieldSuburban25/2/504T2Chicago Deadline
FootscrayGrandIndependent25/2/504W2Chicago Deadline
SandringhamRoxyIndependent25/2/504W2Chicago Deadline
NewportPlazaIndependent4/3/505S2Chicago Deadline
WilliamstownEmpressIndependent4/3/505S2Chicago Deadline
CoburgPlazaIndependent4/3/505W2Chicago Deadline
Surrey HillsSurreyIndependent4/3/505W2Chicago Deadline
YarravilleSunIndependent4/3/505W2Chicago Deadline
OakleighPlazaIndependent11/3/506W2Chicago Deadline
Port MelbournePortIndependent11/3/506W1Chicago Deadline
HeidelbergOrientIndependent18/3/507S2The Great Lover
Box HillRegentSuburban18/3/707S2Chicago Deadline
ChelseaPlazaIndependent1/4/509W2The Great Lover
AshburtonCivicIndependent22/4/5012S2Chicago Deadline

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