US Release date: 11 November 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 13 May 1950
Genre: Musical
Country: USA
Running time: 93 minutes (colour)
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Mark Stevens, June Haver & S.Z. Sakall
Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol theatre from 21 April 1950 for three weeks with Argyle Secrets as support.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 291 | 65 |
| EF PPE | 5.39 | 84 |
| Metres Travelled | 555,591 | 47 |
| Average MT | 10,289 | 159 |
| Engagements | 54 | 34 |
| Slots | 59 | 106 |
| Weeks | 5 | 168 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 9.26% | 207 |
| Saturdays | 33 | 36 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 61.11% | 48 |
| Tuesdays | 16 | 132 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 29.63% | 190 |
| First billed | 54 | 22 |
| Second billed | 0 | 293* |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 52 |
| Ratio | 96.30% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.94% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 2 |
| Ratio | 3.70% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.69% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 35 |
| Ratio | 64.81% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.97% |
| Independent eng | 7 |
| Ratio | 12.96% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.46% |
| Suburban eng | 12 |
| Ratio | 22.22% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.50% |
Notes: Colourful Fox musical was a cheerful audience pleaser that, although not performing with any outstanding metric, captured enough top-billings, engagements and Saturdays to be an above-par success for Hoyts, falling just shy of 300 EF points.
Oh, You Beautiful Doll engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St.Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Thieves’ Highway |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 20/5/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 20/5/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Thieves’ Highway |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Thieves’ Highway |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Money Madness |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Money Madness |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Money Madness |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Thieves’ Highway |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Thieves’ Highway |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 27/5/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 27/5/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 27/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Money Madness |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 27/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Money Madness |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Money Madness |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Money Madness |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Devil’s Cargo |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Thieves’ Highway |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Money Madness |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Money Madness |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Money Madness |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 10/6/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 10/6/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Money Madness |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Money Madness |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Money Madness |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 17/6/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 17/6/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 24/6/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 24/6/50 | 7 | W | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 1/7/50 | 8 | S | 1 | Thieves’ Highway |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 1/7/50 | 8 | T | 1 | Money Madness |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 1/7/50 | 8 | T | 1 | Devil’s Cargo |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 8 | T | 1 | Thieves’ Highway |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 8/7/50 | 9 | S | 1 | The Plunderers |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 15/7/50 | 10 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| Chelsea | Plaza | Independent | 19/8/50 | 15 | S | 1 | Unknown Island |
| Coburg West | Progress | Independent | 26/8/50 | 16 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
The 1950 Project 