UK Release date: 19 November 1947
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Running time: 78 minutes.
Director: Lawrence Huntington
Cast: Patricia Roc, Rosamund John & Bill Owen
Australian Distributor: GBDFD
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Australia cinema for two weeks from 20 January 1950 with Daybreak as support.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Memorial EX-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 6 | 349 |
| EF PPE | 2.00 | 262 |
| Metres Travelled | 18,541 | 354 |
| Average MT | 6,180 | 356 |
| Engagements | 3 | 350 |
| Slots | 4 | 349 |
| Weeks | 1 | 284 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 33.33% | 130 |
| Saturdays | 1 | 336 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 33.33% | 197 |
| Tuesdays | 1 | 337 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 33.33% | 176 |
| First billed | 0 | 263* |
| Second billed | 3 | 234 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 3 |
| Ratio | 100.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 13.33% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -7.62% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.71% |
| Hoyts eng | 1 |
| Ratio | 33.33% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 32.49% |
| Independent eng | 2 |
| Ratio | 66.67% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -10.44% |
| Suburban eng | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -22.05% |
Notes: Hoyts opened this British adoption drama for a support week at the St. Kilda Memorial then promptly discarded it. Only three bookings in total – the final two on the Independent circuit. A mere 6 EF points and obviously low rankings across most metrics.
When the Bough Breaks engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St.Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Inside Story |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 29/4/50 | 7 | T | 2 | Mr Perrin and Mr Traill |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 13/5/50 | 9 | S | 2 | Sand |
The 1950 Project 