LOVE, HONOR AND GOODBYE

US Release date: 15 September 1945

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 March 1950

Genre: Comedy

Country: USA

Running time: 87 minutes.

Director: Albert S. Rogell

Cast: Virginia Bruce, Edward Ashley & Victor McLaglen

Australian Distributor: BEF

Melbourne Premiere Venue: No City Release 

Suburban Release Type: Union Toorak EX-2

Rankings

Rank
EF Points13343
EF PPE1.63316
Metres Travelled90,009334
Average MT11,25138
Engagements8335
Slots10335
Weeks2238
Weeks as % of engagements25.00%139
Saturdays1336
Sats as % of engagements12.50%332
Tuesdays5261
Tues as % of engagements62.50%49
First billed0263*
Second billed8202
Feature only034*
*Last

Independent ratios

Engagements weeks 1-104
Ratio50.00%
Difference to chain ratio-36.67%
Eng weeks 11-263
Ratio37.50%
Difference to chain ratio29.88%
Eng weeks 27-521
Ratio12.50%
Difference to chain ratio6.79%
Hoyts eng1
Ratio12.50%
Difference to chain ratio11.66%
Independent eng5
Ratio62.50%
Difference to chain ratio-14.61%
Suburban eng2
Ratio25.00%
Difference to chain ratio2.95%

Notes: Republic comedy that seemingly sat on the shelf for five years before plugging a handful of gaps in the support schedule. Hoyts used it once for a week as support to Noose at the Memorial. Was still turning up in week 52 in a Suburban house.

Love, Honor and Goodbye engagements

SUBURBVENUECHAINDATEWDBCO-FEATURE
ToorakVillageIndependent11/3/501W2The Great Sinner
St.KildaMemorialHoyts22/4/507W2Noose
NewportPlazaIndependent13/5/5010T2The Guinea Pig
WilliamstownEmpressIndependent13/5/5010T2The Guinea Pig
East MalvernWaverleyIndependent10/6/5014S2Tulsa
Preston WestRivoliIndependent5/8/5022T2The Younger Brothers
South MelbourneEmpireSuburban19/8/5024T2And Now Tomorrow
Box HillRegentSuburban3/3/5152T2Secret Fury

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