EARL CARROLL SKETCHBOOK

US Release date: 22 August 1946

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950

Genre: Musical

Country: USA

Running time: 60 minutes

Director: Albert S. Rogell

Cast: Constance Moore, William Marshall & Bill Goodwin

Australian Distributor: BEF

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 11 June 1948 as support ot Rainbow Over Texas.

Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2

Rankings

Rank
EF Points28326
EF PPE3.50156
Metres Travelled77,714336
Average MT9,714292
Engagements8335
Slots12330
Weeks4188
Weeks as % of engagements50.00%87
Saturdays0348*
Sats as % of engagements0.00%348*
Tuesdays4281
Tues as % of engagements50.00%96
First billed2223
Second billed6212
Feature only034*
*Last

Independent ratios

Engagements weeks 1-105
Ratio62.50%
Difference to chain ratio-24.17%
Eng weeks 11-263
Ratio37.50%
Difference to chain ratio29.88%
Eng weeks 27-520
Ratio0.00%
Difference to chain ratio-5.71%
Hoyts eng1
Ratio12.50%
Difference to chain ratio11.66%
Independent eng7
Ratio87.50%
Difference to chain ratio10.39%
Suburban eng0
Ratio0.00%
Difference to chain ratio-22.05%

Notes: For some reason Union dusted off this Republic musical that had sat on the shelf for nearly two years since it played a week as a Liberty support. It then served in a handful of support roles for the chain. Even more puzzling was Hoyts deciding, in the film’s 21st suburban week, to top the bill for a week at the Memorial!

Earl Carroll Sketchbook engagements

SUBURBVENUECHAINDATEWDBCO-FEATURE
Albert ParkKinemaIndependent1/4/501W2Tulsa
ToorakVillageIndependent1/4/501W2Tulsa
Preston WestRivoliIndependent15/4/503T2The Unafraid
NewportPlazaIndependent20/5/508T2The Noose
WilliamstownEmpressIndependent20/5/508T2The Noose
Preston EastGowervilleIndependent29/7/5018W1King of the Gamblers
Coburg WestProgressIndependent12/8/5020T2The Younger Brothers
St.KildaMemorialHoyts19/8/5021W1The Trespasser

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