US Release date: 27 May 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Running time: 77 minutes
Director: Preston Sturges
Cast: Betty Grable, Cesar Romero & Rudy Vallee
Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire for two weeks from 3 March 1950 with I Cheated the Law as support.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 150 | 153 |
| EF PPE | 3.26 | 166 |
| Metres Travelled | 441,267 | 199 |
| Average MT | 9,593 | 306 |
| Engagements | 46 | 163 |
| Slots | 50 | 195 |
| Weeks | 4 | 188 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 8.70% | 213 |
| Saturdays | 12 | 185 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 26.09% | 241 |
| Tuesdays | 30 | 23 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 65.22% | 44 |
| First billed | 36 | 111 |
| Second billed | 10 | 188 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts Ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 46 |
| 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 | 73.91% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 8.13% |
| Independent eng | 4 |
| Ratio | 8.70% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.80% |
| Suburban eng | 8 |
| Ratio | 17.39% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.33% |
Notes: Although still regarded as a big star, this Betty Grable comedy was relegated to support on its Victory exclusive and then to, mostly, Tuesdays (23rd most, overall). 150 EF points is an okay return, but under par for what, in development, would have been thought of as a stronger performer for Fox.
The Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St.Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 1/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 1/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 8/4/50 | 3 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 3 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 4 | W | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 22/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 29/4/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 29/4/50 | 6 | S | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 6 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 6/5/50 | 7 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 13/5/50 | 8 | T | 1 | Appointment with Murder |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 20/5/50 | 9 | S | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 27/5/50 | 10 | T | 1 | Inner Sanctum Mystery |
The 1950 Project 