US Release date: 30 June 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Running time: 101 minutes
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward & Richard Conte
Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for two weeks from 7 April 1950 with The Huggetts Abroad as support
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 162 | 142 |
| EF PPE | 3.52 | 154 |
| Metres Travelled | 461,088 | 179 |
| Average MT | 10,024 | 214 |
| Engagements | 46 | 163 |
| Slots | 47 | 227 |
| Weeks | 1 | 284 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 2.17% | 323 |
| Saturdays | 6 | 292 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 13.04% | 329 |
| Tuesdays | 39 | 1 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 84.78% | 4 |
| First billed | 46 | 68 |
| Second billed | 0 | 293* |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 44 |
| Ratio | 95.65% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.29% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 2 |
| Ratio | 4.35% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.04% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 33 |
| Ratio | 71.74% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 5.96% |
| Independent eng | 5 |
| Ratio | 10.87% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.63% |
| Suburban eng | 8 |
| Ratio | 17.39% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.33% |
Notes: a wide release including the Memorial usually pointed to a second feature, but this film topped the bill each time. However, it ranked number 1 for Tuesdays and number 4 for Tuesdays as a % all all engagements. Other then that most metrics were low although due to being the feature film on each occasion it managed a reasonably decent EF ranking.
House of Strangers engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 1 | S | 1 | Holiday in Havana |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 6/5/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Things Happen at Night |
| St.Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 6/5/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Holiday in Havana |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 13/5/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Holiday in Havana |
| Coburg | Town Hall | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Holiday in Havana |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 13/5/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 13/5/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Holiday in Havana |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Holiday in Havana |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 27/5/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 27/5/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 3/6/50 | 5 | T | 1 | The Marauders |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Easy Money |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 10/6/50 | 6 | T | 1 | Fly Away Peter |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 17/6/50 | 7 | T | 1 | The Big Fight |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 1/7/50 | 9 | T | 1 | Arctic Manhunt |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 15/7/50 | 11 | T | 1 | Money Madness |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 5/8/50 | 14 | T | 1 | It’s Not Cricket |
The 1950 Project 