US Release date: 15 December 1948
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Running time: 78 minutes.
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Barbara Britton & Chill Wills
Australian Distributor: Columbia
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 17 February 1950 supporting Jungle Jim.
Suburban Release Type: Union 3-L-2
Rankings
| EF Points | 30 | 322 |
| EF PPE | 2.00 | 262 |
| Metres Travelled | 131,558 | 325 |
| Average MT | 8,771 | 341 |
| Engagements | 15 | 320 |
| Slots | 17 | 323 |
| Weeks | 2 | 238 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 13.33% | 171 |
| Saturdays | 11 | 204 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 73.33% | 16 |
| Tuesdays | 2 | 317 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 13.33% | 271 |
| First billed | 0 | 263* |
| Second billed | 15 | 170 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 10 |
| Ratio | 66.67% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -20.00% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 5 |
| Ratio | 33.33% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 25.71% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.71% |
| Hoyts eng | 1 |
| Ratio | 6.67% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 5.83% |
| Independent eng | 12 |
| Ratio | 80.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.89% |
| Suburban eng | 2 |
| Ratio | 13.33% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -8.72% |
Notes: Gene Autry oater that received some spotty support gigs, mostly for Song of India. More attuned to the Saturday matinee crowd, it did rank highly (16th) for the % of its bookings being on Saturday nights.
Loaded Pistols engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| North Carlton | Adelphi | Independent | 1/4/50 | 1 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| Richmond | National | Independent | 1/4/50 | 1 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| St.Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 1 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 8/4/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| Preston East | Gowerville | Independent | 15/4/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Song of India |
| Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 29/4/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 29/4/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 6/5/50 | 6 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 13/5/50 | 7 | T | 2 | Pinocchio |
| Burnley | Burnley | Independent | 27/5/50 | 9 | T | 2 | Sahara |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 10/6/50 | 11 | S | 2 | Neptune’s Daughter |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 17/6/50 | 12 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 17/6/50 | 12 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| South Melbourne | Empire | Suburban | 24/6/50 | 13 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| East Brunswick | Liberty | Independent | 29/7/50 | 18 | W | 2 | Take Me Out to the Ball Game |
The 1950 Project 