THE GLASS MOUNTAIN

UK Release date: 9 March 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 March 1950

Genre: Drama

Country: UK

Running time:  99 minutes.

Director: Henry Cass

Cast: Dulcie Gray, Michael Denison & Valentina Cortese

Australian Distributor: GBDFD

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum for three weeks from 11 November 1949 with Things Happen at Night as support.

Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	72	268
EF PPE	1.80	295
Metres Travelled	418,714	224
Average MT	10,468	137
Engagements	40	229
Slots	42	264
Weeks	2	238
Weeks as % of engagements	5.00%	266
Saturdays	20	125
Sats as % of engagements	50.00%	95
Tuesdays	18	115
Tues as % of engagements	45.00%	127
First billed	3	209
Second billed	37	90
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts Ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	39
Ratio	97.50%
Difference to chain ratio	5.14%
Eng weeks 11-26	1
Ratio	2.50%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.89%
Eng weeks 27-52	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.24%
Hoyts eng	30
Ratio	75.00%
Difference to chain ratio	9.22%
Independent eng	2
Ratio	5.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-6.50%
Suburban eng	8
Ratio	20.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.72%

Notes: Classy British drama with classical music moments was never going to pull much of an audience outside of The Athenaeum so Hoyts shunted it to the tail end Sand’s playdates. Abysmal numbers all round, including a 295th PPE ranking that was truly dire. Played wide, fast and then done for.

The Glass Mountain engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Caulfield	Crystal Palace	Suburban	4/3/50	1	S	2	Sand
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	4/3/50	1	S	2	Sand
Malvern	New	Hoyts	4/3/50	1	S	2	Sand
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	4/3/50	1	S	2	Sand
Richmond	Cinema	Hoyts	4/3/50	1	S	2	Sand
South Yarra	Regent	Hoyts	4/3/50	1	S	2	Sand
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	4/3/50	1	T	2	Sand
North Fitzroy	Merri	Hoyts	4/3/50	1	T	2	Sand
Prahran	Empress	Hoyts	4/3/50	1	T	2	Joe Palooka Champ
St.Kilda	Palais	Suburban	4/3/50	1	W	2	Dear Wife
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	11/3/50	2	S	2	Last Crooked Mile
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	11/3/50	2	S	2	Sand
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	11/3/50	2	S	2	Sand
Coburg	Grand	Hoyts	11/3/50	2	S	2	Sand
Elsternwick	Renown	Hoyts	11/3/50	2	S	2	Sand
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	11/3/50	2	S	2	Sand
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	11/3/50	2	S	2	Sand
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	11/3/50	2	T	2	Sand
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	11/3/50	2	T	2	Sand
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	11/3/50	2	T	2	Sand
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	11/3/50	2	T	2	Sand
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	18/3/50	3	S	2	Sand
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	18/3/50	3	S	2	Sand
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	18/3/50	3	S	2	Sand
Balwyn	Time	Hoyts	18/3/50	3	T	2	Sand
Camberwell	Broadway	Hoyts	18/3/50	3	T	2	Sand
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	18/3/50	3	T	2	Sand
Gardiner	Regent	Hoyts	18/3/50	3	T	2	Sand
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	18/3/50	3	T	2	Sand
Footscray	Trocadero	Hoyts	18/3/50	3	W	2	Sand
Hartwell	Regal	Suburban	25/3/50	4	S	1	The Crooked Way
Canterbury	Maling	Hoyts	25/3/50	4	S	2	Sand
Malvern	Victory	Hoyts	25/3/50	4	S	2	Sand
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	25/3/50	4	T	2	Sand
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	25/3/50	4	T	2	Sand
Ivanhoe	Ivanhoe	Hoyts	25/3/50	4	T	2	Sand
Williamstown	Shore	Hoyts	1/4/50	5	T	2	Sand
Oakleigh	Paramount	Independent	8/4/50	6	S	2	Sand
Elwood	Broadway	Independent	22/4/50	8	T	1	Sofia
Box Hill	Regent	Suburban	3/6/50	15	T	1	Daybreak