UK Release date: 28 April 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 April 1950
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Running time: 84 minutes
Director: Henry Cornelius
Cast: Stanley Holloway, Betty Warren & Barbara Murray
Australian Distributor: BEF
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor theatre for fifteen weeks from 11 November 1949 supported by Man on the Run.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 263 | 79 |
| EF PPE | 4.38 | 124 |
| Metres Travelled | 619,508 | 6 |
| Average MT | 10,325 | 153 |
| Engagements | 60 | 4 |
| Slots | 71 | 60 |
| Weeks | 11 | 109 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 18.33% | 152 |
| Saturdays | 15 | 160 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 25.00% | 245 |
| Tuesdays | 34 | 9 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 56.67% | 65 |
| First billed | 54 | 22 |
| Second billed | 6 | 212 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 48 |
| Ratio | 80.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -12.36% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 5 |
| Ratio | 8.33% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.94% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 7 |
| Ratio | 11.67% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 9.43% |
| Hoyts eng | 33 |
| Ratio | 55.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -10.78% |
| Independent eng | 12 |
| Ratio | 20.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 8.50% |
| Suburban eng | 15 |
| Ratio | 25.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.28% |
Notes: Not only is this Ealing comedy fondly thought of today, it is apparent that it was highly appreciated by audiences at the time. Nominally a Union product due to its BEF distribution, Hoyts actually took the initial suburban run and and actually provided it with a rare number of weeks (all toplining with several films sharing support duties). A long life ensued with Union returning it to the fold late in the piece where it was screening into its 52nd week (and observed as still being booked later). In all it had the 4th most engagements, the 6th most miles on the tank and the 9th most Tuesdays. Had a few more Saturdays been given, it would have passed the 300 EF point barrier.
Passport to Pimlico engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St.Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Everybody Does It |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 29/4/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Daybreak |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Daybreak |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 29/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Daybreak |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Everybody Does It |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Everybody Does It |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Everybody Does It |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 6/5/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Daybreak |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Daybreak |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 6/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Daybreak |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 6/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Daybreak |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 6/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Daybreak |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Daybreak |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Everybody Does It |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Daybreak |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Daybreak |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Daybreak |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Daybreak |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Daybreak |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Everybody Does It |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 20/5/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Daybreak |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 20/5/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Daybreak |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Daybreak |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Daybreak |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 20/5/50 | 5 | W | 1 | Everybody Does It |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 27/5/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Noose |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 27/5/50 | 6 | T | 1 | Daybreak |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 27/5/50 | 6 | T | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 6 | T | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 10/6/50 | 8 | S | 1 | April Showers |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 10/6/50 | 8 | T | 1 | Inside Story |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 24/6/50 | 10 | T | 1 | Noose |
| Surrey Hills | Surrey | Independent | 8/7/50 | 12 | S | 1 | Uneasy Terms |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 29/7/50 | 15 | T | 1 | Miraculous Journey |
| Coburg West | Progress | Independent | 9/9/50 | 21 | T | 2 | Argyle Secrets |
| Malvern East | Verne | Suburban | 30/9/50 | 24 | S | 1 | Racing Luck |
| South Melbourne | Empire | Suburban | 14/10/50 | 26 | S | 1 | The Biscuit Eater |
| Middle Brighton | Dendy | Independent | 30/12/50 | 38 | T | 1 | The Guinea Pig |
| Ormond | Plaza | Suburban | 13/1/51 | 40 | W | 2 | The Guinea Pig |
| Balwyn | Balwyn | Suburban | 17/2/51 | 45 | W | 1 | The Guinea Pig |
| Caulfield | Camden | Independent | 24/3/50 | 50 | T | 2 | The Guinea Pig |
| Westgarth | Westgarth | Independent | 24/3/50 | 50 | T | 1 | The Guinea Pig |
| Footscray | Grand | Independent | 7/4/50 | 52 | W | 2 | The Guinea Pig |
| Sandringham | Roxy | Independent | 7/4/50 | 52 | W | 2 | The Guinea Pig |
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