CRIME DOCTOR’S DIARY

US Release date: 15 March 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 February 1950

Genre: Crime

Country: USA

Running time: 61 minutes.

Director: Seymour Friedman

Cast: Warner Baxter, Stephen Dunne & Lois Maxwell

Australian Distributor: Columbia

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for three weeks from 2 December 1949 supporting Knock On Any Door.

Suburban Release Type: Union 5-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	112	184
EF PPE	2.80	191
Metres Travelled	418,028	225
Average MT	10,451	139
Engagements	40	229
Slots	69	65
Weeks	29	45
Weeks as % of engagements	72.50%	27
Saturdays	8	248
Sats as % of engagements	20.00%	281
Tuesdays	3	299
Tues as % of engagements	7.50%	324
First billed	1	237
Second billed	39	79
Feature only	0	34*

Independent Ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	37
Ratio	92.50%
Difference to chain ratio	5.83%
Eng weeks 11-26	2
Ratio	5.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.62%
Eng weeks 27-52	1
Ratio	2.50%
Difference to chain ratio	-3.21%
Hoyts eng	1
Ratio	2.50%
Difference to chain ratio	1.66%
Independent eng	33
Ratio	82.50%
Difference to chain ratio	5.39%
Suburban eng	6
Ratio	15.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-7.05%

NOTES: B-series Columbia flick that carried on its city engagement in supporting Bogie in Knock on Any Door. On the strength of that it surpassed 100 EF points due to the number of full weeks the main flick was booked for. Unusually it gained a couple of Hoyts engagements along the way, including an opening week top billing!

Crime Doctor’s Diary engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Burnley	Burnley	Independent	25/2/50	1	W	2	Knock on any Door
North Carlton	Adelphi	Independent	25/2/50	1	W	2	Knock on any Door
Richmond	National	Independent	25/2/50	1	W	2	Knock on any Door
St.Kilda	Astor	Independent	25/2/50	1	W	2	Knock on any Door
St.Kilda	Memorial	Hoyts	25/2/50	1	W	1	Britannia Mews
Brunswick	Empire	Independent	4/3/50	2	W	2	Knock on any Door
Caulfield	Camden	Independent	4/3/50	2	W	2	Knock on any Door
Elsternwick	Esquire	Independent	4/3/50	2	W	2	Knock on any Door
Malvern	Embassy	Independent	4/3/50	2	W	2	Knock on any Door
Moonee Ponds	Moonee	Independent	4/3/50	2	W	2	Knock on any Door
West Brunswick	Western	Independent	4/3/50	2	W	2	Knock on any Door
Westgarth	Westgarth	Independent	4/3/50	2	W	2	Knock on any Door
East Brunswick	Liberty	Independent	11/3/50	3	W	2	Knock on any Door
East Malvern	Waverley	Independent	11/3/50	3	W	2	Knock on any Door
Glenferrie	Glen	Independent	11/3/50	3	W	2	Knock on any Door
Hawthorn	Vogue	Independent	11/3/50	3	W	2	Knock on any Door
Preston East	Gowerville	Independent	11/3/50	3	W	2	Knock on any Door
Balwyn	Balwyn	Suburban	11/3/50	3	W	2	Knock on any Door
Ormond	Plaza	Suburban	11/3/50	3	W	2	Knock on any Door
North Brighton	Gardenvale	Independent	18/3/50	4	S	2	Knock on any Door
North Melbourne	Central	Independent	18/3/50	4	S	2	Knock on any Door
Preston West	Rivoli	Independent	18/3/50	4	S	2	Knock on any Door
Ashburton	Civic	Independent	18/3/50	4	W	2	Knock on any Door
Middle Brighton	Dendy	Independent	18/3/50	4	W	2	Knock on any Door
Footscray	Grand	Independent	18/3/50	4	W	2	Knock on any Door
Sandringham	Roxy	Independent	18/3/50	4	W	2	Knock on any Door
Newport	Plaza	Independent	25/3/50	5	S	2	Knock on any Door
Williamstown	Empress	Independent	25/3/50	5	S	2	Knock on any Door
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	25/3/50	5	S	2	Knock on any Door
Coburg	Plaza	Independent	25/3/50	5	W	2	Knock on any Door
Heidelberg	Orient	Independent	25/3/50	5	W	2	Knock on any Door
Yarraville	Sun	Independent	25/3/50	5	W	2	Knock on any Door
Oakleigh	Plaza	Independent	1/4/50	6	W	2	Knock on any Door
Port Melbourne	Port	Independent	1/4/50	6	W	2	Knock on any Door
Coburg West	Progress	Independent	8/4/50	7	S	2	Knock on any Door
Surrey Hills	Surrey	Independent	8/4/50	7	W	2	Knock on any Door
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	29/4/50	10	S	2	Knock on any Door
Preston	Planet	Suburban	12/8/50	25	T	2	Doolins of Oklahoma
Preston	St. James	Suburban	19/8/50	26	T	2	Doolins of Oklahoma
South Melbourne	Empire	Suburban	11/11/50	38	T	2	Five Graves to Cairo