ALL OVER THE TOWN

UK Release date: 25th April 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 April 1950 

Genre: Comedy

Country: UK

Running time: 83 minutes

Director: Derek Twist

Cast: Norman Wooland, Sarah Churchill & Cyril Cusack 

Australian Distributor: GBDFD

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum theatre for two weeks from 17 February 1950 as support to Mr Perrin and Mr Traill.

Suburban Release Type: Suburban Palais EX-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	71	270
EF PPE	1.58	321
Metres Travelled	451,164	190
Average MT	10,026	212
Engagements	45	177
Slots	47	227
Weeks	2	238
Weeks as % of engagements	4.44%	272
Saturdays	22	106
Sats as % of engagements	48.89%	111
Tuesdays	21	95
Tues as % of engagements	46.67%	115
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	45	47
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	44
Ratio	97.78%
Difference to chain ratio	5.42%
Eng weeks 11-26	1
Ratio	2.22%
Difference to chain ratio	-3.17%
Eng weeks 27-52	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.24%
Hoyts eng	31
Ratio	68.89%
Difference to chain ratio	3.11%
Independent eng	4
Ratio	8.89%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.61%
Suburban eng	10
Ratio	22.22%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.50%

Notes: British comedy that Hoyts decided to use as support for Enchantment as it ventured across suburbia. All 45 engagements were below the bill but an even spread between Saturdays and Tuesdays kept its PPE from being completely disastrous (although, ranked 321st, it was still pretty dire).

All Over the Town engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
St.Kilda	Palais	Suburban	8/4/50	1	W	2	Neptune’s Daughter
Caulfield	Crystal Palace	Suburban	15/4/50	2	S	2	Enchantment
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	15/4/50	2	S	2	Enchantment
Malvern	New	Hoyts	15/4/50	2	S	2	Enchantment
North Fitzroy	Merri	Hoyts	15/4/50	2	S	2	Enchantment
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	15/4/50	2	S	2	Enchantment
Prahran	Empress	Hoyts	15/4/50	2	S	2	City Across the River
Richmond	Cinema	Hoyts	15/4/50	2	S	2	Enchantment
South Yarra	Regent	Hoyts	15/4/50	2	S	2	Enchantment
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	15/4/50	2	T	2	Enchantment
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	22/4/50	3	S	2	Enchantment
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	22/4/50	3	S	2	Enchantment
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	22/4/50	3	S	2	Enchantment
Brunswick	Alhambra	Hoyts	22/4/50	3	S	2	City Across the River
Coburg	Town Hall	Hoyts	22/4/50	3	S	2	City Across the River
Elsternwick	Renown	Hoyts	22/4/50	3	S	2	Enchantment
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	22/4/50	3	S	2	Enchantment
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	22/4/50	3	T	2	Enchantment
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	22/4/50	3	T	2	Enchantment
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	22/4/50	3	T	2	Enchantment
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	22/4/50	3	T	2	Enchantment
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	22/4/50	3	T	2	Enchantment
Balwyn	Time	Hoyts	29/4/50	4	S	2	Enchantment
Footscray	Barkly	Hoyts	29/4/50	4	S	2	Bagdad
Gardiner	Regent	Hoyts	29/4/50	4	S	2	Enchantment
Kew	Rialto	Hoyts	29/4/50	4	S	2	Enchantment
Malvern	Victory	Hoyts	6/5/50	4	S	2	Enchantment
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	29/4/50	4	T	2	Enchantment
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	29/4/50	4	T	2	Enchantment
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	29/4/50	4	T	2	Enchantment
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	29/4/50	4	T	2	Enchantment
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	29/4/50	4	T	2	Enchantment
Camberwell	Rivoli	Suburban	29/4/50	4	W	2	Enchantment
Hartwell	Regal	Suburban	6/5/50	5	T	2	Enchantment
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	6/5/50	5	T	2	Enchantment
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	6/5/50	5	T	2	Enchantment
Canterbury	Maling	Hoyts	6/5/50	5	T	2	Enchantment
Ivanhoe	Ivanhoe	Hoyts	6/5/50	5	T	2	Enchantment
North Melbourne	Loco	Independent	13/5/50	6	T	2	Enchantment
Yarraville	St. George	Suburban	13/5/50	6	T	2	Enchantment
Williamstown	Shore	Hoyts	13/5/50	6	T	2	Enchantment
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	27/5/50	8	S	2	Enchantment
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	3/6/50	9	S	2	The Great Lover
Preston West	Rivoli	Independent	3/6/50	9	T	2	The Passionate Friends
Oakleigh	Plaza	Independent	26/8/50	21	T	2	Adam and Evelyne