HOLIDAY IN HAVANA

US Release date: 15 October 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950 

Genre: Musical

Country: USA

Running time: 70 minutes

Director: Jean Yarbrough

Cast: Desi Arnez, Mary Hatcher & Ann Doran

Australian Distributor: Columbia

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for three weeks from 3 March 1950 supporting Anna Lucasta.

Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	82	242
EF PPE	1.86	283
Metres Travelled	428,942	218
Average MT	9,749	284
Engagements	44	195
Slots	45	241
Weeks	1	284
Weeks as % of engagements	2.27%	315
Saturdays	36	21
Sats as % of engagements	81.82%	3
Tuesdays	7	215
Tues as % of engagements	15.91%	253
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	44	52
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	37
Ratio	84.09%
Difference to chain ratio	-8.27%
Eng weeks 11-26	4
Ratio	9.09%
Difference to chain ratio	3.70%
Eng weeks 27-52	3
Ratio	6.82%
Difference to chain ratio	4.58%
Hoyts eng	30
Ratio	68.18%
Difference to chain ratio	2.40%
Independent eng	5
Ratio	11.36%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.14%
Suburban eng	9
Ratio	20.45%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.27%

Notes: Cheapie Columbia musical that was reduced to second bills only, but having been paired with Champion and enjoying a strong number of Saturday nights (rating as 3rd for % of all engagements on Saturdays). Otherwise its rankings were poor on most other metrics.

Holiday in Havana engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Caulfield	Crystal Palace	Suburban	6/5/50	1	S	2	The Champion
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	6/5/50	1	S	2	The Champion
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	6/5/50	1	S	2	The Champion
Malvern	New	Hoyts	6/5/50	1	S	2	The Champion
North Fitzroy	Merri	Hoyts	6/5/50	1	S	2	The Champion
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	6/5/50	1	S	2	The Champion
Prahran	Empress	Hoyts	6/5/50	1	S	2	House of Strangers
Richmond	Cinema	Hoyts	6/5/50	1	S	2	The Champion
St.Kilda	Memorial	Hoyts	6/5/50	1	W	2	House of Strangers
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	13/5/50	2	S	2	The Champion
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	13/5/50	2	S	2	The Champion
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	13/5/50	2	S	2	The Champion
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	13/5/50	2	S	2	The Champion
Brunswick	Alhambra	Hoyts	13/5/50	2	S	2	House of Strangers
Coburg	Town Hall	Hoyts	13/5/50	2	S	2	House of Strangers
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	13/5/50	2	S	2	The Champion
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	13/5/50	2	S	2	The Champion
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	13/5/50	2	S	2	The Champion
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	13/5/50	2	T	2	The Champion
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	13/5/50	2	T	2	The Champion
Balwyn	Time	Hoyts	20/5/50	3	S	2	The Champion
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	20/5/50	3	S	2	The Champion
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	20/5/50	3	S	2	The Champion
Footscray	Barkly	Hoyts	20/5/50	3	S	2	House of Strangers
Gardiner	Regent	Hoyts	20/5/50	3	S	2	The Champion
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	20/5/50	3	S	2	The Champion
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	20/5/50	3	S	2	The Champion
Kew	Rialto	Hoyts	20/5/50	3	S	2	The Champion
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	20/5/50	3	T	2	House of Strangers
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	27/5/50	4	S	2	The Champion
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	27/5/50	4	S	2	The Champion
Canterbury	Maling	Hoyts	27/5/50	4	S	2	The Champion
Ivanhoe	Ivanhoe	Hoyts	27/5/50	4	S	2	The Champion
Malvern	Victory	Hoyts	27/5/50	4	S	2	The Champion
Yarraville	St. George	Suburban	3/6/50	5	S	2	The Champion
Williamstown	Shore	Hoyts	3/6/50	5	S	2	The Champion
North Melbourne	Central	Independent	17/6/50	7	S	2	Captain China
Newport	Plaza	Independent	5/8/50	14	T	2	Johnny O’Clock
Williamstown	Empress	Independent	5/8/50	14	T	2	Johnny O’Clock
Box Hill	Regent	Suburban	12/8/50	15	S	2	Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	19/8/50	16	T	2	Cover Up
South Melbourne	Empire	Suburban	18/11/50	29	T	2	The Fleet’s In
South Melbourne	Empire	Suburban	25/11/50	30	S	2	Road to Zanzibar
Coburg West	Progress	Independent	23/12/50	34	S	2	Three Came Home