CITY ACROSS THE RIVER

US Release date: 4 July 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 15 April 1950

Genre: Crime

Country: USA

Running time: 91 minutes

Director: Maxwell Shane

Cast: Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter & Luis Van Rooten

Australian Distributor: Universal

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 3 March 1950 with Arctic Manhunt as support.

Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	114	182
EF PPE	2.24	239
Metres Travelled	497,030	135
Average MT	9,746	287
Engagements	51	65
Slots	54	151
Weeks	3	214
Weeks as % of engagements	5.88%	255
Saturdays	25	80
Sats as % of engagements	49.02%	109
Tuesdays	23	79
Tues as % of engagements	45.10%	126
First billed	9	177
Second billed	42	65
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts Ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	49
Ratio	96.08%
Difference to chain ratio	3.72%
Eng weeks 11-26	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-5.39%
Eng weeks 27-52	2
Ratio	3.92%
Difference to chain ratio	1.68%
Hoyts eng	34
Ratio	66.67%
Difference to chain ratio	0.89%
Independent eng	4
Ratio	7.84%
Difference to chain ratio	-3.66%
Suburban eng	13
Ratio	25.49%
Difference to chain ratio	2.77%

Notes: Universal juvisploitation that broke through the 100 EF point mark due to a small number of top billings mostly on Saturdays (plus a week at the Memorial) and an even spread overall across Saturdays and Tuesdays. When played as a support it was most often to Bagdad.

City Across the River engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	15/4/50	1	S	2	Bagdad
North Fitzroy	Merri	Hoyts	15/4/50	1	S	2	Bagdad
Prahran	Empress	Hoyts	15/4/50	1	S	1	All Over the Town
Richmond	Cinema	Hoyts	15/4/50	1	S	2	Bagdad
Caulfield	Crystal Palace	Suburban	15/4/50	1	T	2	Bagdad
Collingwood	Austral	Suburban	15/4/50	1	T	2	Enchantment
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	15/4/50	1	T	2	Bagdad
Malvern	New	Hoyts	15/4/50	1	T	2	Bagdad
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	15/4/50	1	T	2	Bagdad
South Yarra	Regent	Hoyts	15/4/50	1	T	2	Bagdad
St.Kilda	Memorial	Hoyts	15/4/50	1	W	1	Jungle Jim
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	22/4/50	2	S	2	Bagdad
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	22/4/50	2	S	2	Bagdad
Brunswick	Alhambra	Hoyts	22/4/50	2	S	1	All Over the Town
Coburg	Town Hall	Hoyts	22/4/50	2	S	1	All Over the Town
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	22/4/50	2	S	1	Spring in Park Lane
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	22/4/50	2	S	2	Bagdad
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	22/4/50	2	S	2	Bagdad
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	22/4/50	2	T	2	Bagdad
Newmarket	Newmarket	Suburban	22/4/50	2	T	2	Enchantment
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	22/4/50	2	T	1	Bagdad
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	22/4/50	2	T	2	Bagdad
Elsternwick	Renown	Hoyts	22/4/50	2	T	2	Bagdad
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	22/4/50	2	T	2	Bagdad
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	29/4/50	3	S	2	Bagdad
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	29/4/50	3	S	2	Bagdad
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	29/4/50	3	S	2	Bagdad
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	29/4/50	3	S	2	Bagdad
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	29/4/50	3	S	2	Bagdad
Balwyn	Time	Hoyts	29/4/50	3	T	2	Bagdad
Camberwell	Broadway	Hoyts	29/4/50	3	T	2	Bagdad
Gardiner	Regent	Hoyts	29/4/50	3	T	2	Bagdad
Kew	Rialto	Hoyts	29/4/50	3	T	2	Bagdad
Footscray	Trocadero	Hoyts	29/4/50	3	W	2	Enchantment
Hartwell	Regal	Suburban	6/5/50	4	S	1	Bagdad
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	6/5/50	4	S	2	Bagdad
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	6/5/50	4	S	2	Bagdad
Canterbury	Maling	Hoyts	6/5/50	4	S	2	Bagdad
Ivanhoe	Ivanhoe	Hoyts	6/5/50	4	S	2	Bagdad
Fairfield	Fairfield	Suburban	6/5/50	4	T	2	Enchantment
Malvern	Victory	Hoyts	6/5/50	4	T	2	Bagdad
North Melbourne	Loco	Independent	13/5/60	5	S	2	Bagdad
Yarraville	St. George	Suburban	13/5/60	5	S	2	Bagdad
Williamstown	Shore	Hoyts	13/5/60	5	S	2	Bagdad
Eltham	Plaza	Suburban	20/5/50	6	S	2	Enchantment
Oakleigh	Paramount	Independent	20/5/50	6	T	2	Bagdad
Clifton Hill	Clifton	Suburban	27/5/50	7	W	2	Bagdad
Coburg West	Progress	Independent	17/6/50	9	T	2	Song of india
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	17/6/50	9	T	1	Bagdad
Footscray	Barkly	Hoyts	2/12/50	34	T	1	The Gay Lady
South Melbourne	Empire	Suburban	10/2/51	44	T	2	You Gotta Stay Happy