INCIDENT

US Release date: 30 October 1948

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 15 April 1950 

Genre: Crime

Country: USA

Running time: 66 minutes

Director: WIlliam Beaudine

Cast: Warren Douglas, Jane Frazee & Robert Osterloh

Australian Distributor: BEF

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Savoy theatre for three weeks from 13 January 1950 as support to Tulsa. 

Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	79	250
EF PPE	2.47	217
Metres Travelled	328,768	274
Average MT	10,274	162
Engagements	32	269
Slots	50	195
Weeks	18	80
Weeks as % of engagements	56.25%	74
Saturdays	11	204
Sats as % of engagements	34.38%	187
Tuesdays	3	299
Tues as % of engagements	9.38%	311
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	32	110
Feature only	0	34*

Independent ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	29
Ratio	90.63%
Difference to chain ratio	3.96%
Eng weeks 11-26	1
Ratio	3.13%
Difference to chain ratio	-4.50%
Eng weeks 27-52	2
Ratio	6.25%
Difference to chain ratio	0.54%
Hoyts eng	1
Ratio	3.13%
Difference to chain ratio	2.29%
Independent eng	24
Ratio	75.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.11%
Suburban eng	7
Ratio	21.88%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.18%

Notes: Monogram gangster quickie that propped up Wake of the Red Witch for much of its run. Very little notable within its metrics and the healthy number of full weeks and Saturdays kept its PPE above 2.00.

Incident engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Collingwood	Austral	Suburban	15/4/50	1	S	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Albert Park	Kinema	Independent	15/4/50	1	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Burnley	Burnley	Independent	15/4/50	1	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
North Carlton	Adelphi	Independent	15/4/50	1	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Richmond	National	Independent	15/4/50	1	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
St.Kilda	Astor	Independent	15/4/50	1	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Toorak	Village	Independent	15/4/50	1	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
St.Kilda	Palais	Suburban	15/4/70	1	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Newmarket	Newmarket	Suburban	22/4/50	2	T	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Brunswick	Empire	Independent	22/4/50	2	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
West Brunswick	Western	Independent	22/4/50	2	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Camberwell	Broadway	Hoyts	29/4/50	3	S	2	Wake of the Red Witch
East Malvern	Waverley	Independent	29/4/50	3	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Preston East	Gowerville	Independent	29/4/50	3	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Ormond	Plaza	Suburban	29/4/50	3	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Preston West	Rivoli	Independent	6/5/50	4	S	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Ashburton	Civic	Independent	6/5/50	4	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Middle Brighton	Dendy	Independent	6/5/50	4	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
North Brighton	Gardenvale	Independent	6/5/50	4	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Sandringham	Roxy	Independent	6/5/50	4	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Newport	Plaza	Independent	13/5/50	5	S	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Williamstown	Empress	Independent	13/5/50	5	S	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	13/5/50	5	S	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Coburg	Plaza	Independent	13/5/50	5	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Elwood	Broadway	Independent	20/5/50	6	S	2	The Heiress
Oakleigh	Paramount	Independent	20/5/50	6	S	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Clifton Hill	Clifton	Suburban	20/5/50	6	S	2	Wake of the Red Witch
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	3/6/50	8	T	2	The Passionate Friends
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	17/6/50	10	S	2	Wake of the Red Witch
South Melbourne	Empire	Suburban	29/7/50	16	S	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Heidelberg	Orient	Independent	6/1/51	39	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Essendon	Regal	Independent	3/3/51	47	T	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets