US Release date: 24 March 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA.
Running time: 92 minutes
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: George Raft, Marie Windsor & Akim Tamiroff
Australian Distributor: United Artists
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 3 February 1950 supported by Appointment With Murder
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory 1-EX
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 294 | 64 |
| EF PPE | 5.88 | 73 |
| Metres Travelled | 497,094 | 134 |
| Average MT | 9,942 | 236 |
| Engagements | 50 | 86 |
| Slots | 54 | 151 |
| Weeks | 4 | 188 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 8.00% | 221 |
| Saturdays | 40 | 9 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 80.00% | 6 |
| Tuesdays | 6 | 236 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 12.00% | 283 |
| First billed | 50 | 40 |
| Second billed | 0 | 293* |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts Ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 50 |
| Ratio | 100.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 7.64% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.39% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 34 |
| Ratio | 68.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.22% |
| Independent eng | 3 |
| Ratio | 6.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.50% |
| Suburban eng | 13 |
| Ratio | 26.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.28% |
Notes: a terrific performer for United Artists that was a Saturday night hit with audiences (9th most Saturdays and ranked 6th for Saturdays as a % of all its engagements). A handy four weeks didn’t hurt either. All over by week ten and, oddly, only three bookings on the independent circuit.
Outpost in Morocco engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St.Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 1/4/50 | 2 | S | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 1/4/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | S | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | S | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 8/4/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 8/4/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 22/4/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 22/4/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 22/4/50 | 5 | S | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 5 | S | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 29/4/50 | 6 | T | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 6/5/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Faces in the Fog |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 6/5/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Silent Dust |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 6/5/50 | 7 | S | 1 | The Crooked Way |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 6/5/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 7 | T | 1 | Rendezvous With Annie |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 13/5/50 | 8 | S | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 27/5/50 | 10 | T | 1 | The Lovers |
The 1950 Project 