DEVIL’S CARGO

US Release date: 1 April 1948

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 20 May 1950 

Genre: Crime

Country: USA

Running time: 64 minutes

Director: John F. Link

Cast: John Calvert, Rochelle Hudson & Roscoe Karns

Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox 

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for three weeks from March 31st 1950 supporting Thieves’ Highway.

Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	73	264
EF PPE	1.70	306
Metres Travelled	433,578	209
Average MT	10,083	194
Engagements	43	204
Slots	44	251
Weeks	1	284
Weeks as % of engagements	2.33%	313
Saturdays	16	149
Sats as % of engagements	37.21%	174
Tuesdays	26	48
Tues as % of engagements	60.47%	54
First billed	3	209
Second billed	40	75
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	42
Ratio	97.67%
Difference to chain ratio	5.31%
Eng weeks 11-26	1
Ratio	2.33%
Difference to chain ratio	-3.06%
Eng weeks 27-52	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.24%
Hoyts eng	30
Ratio	69.77%
Difference to chain ratio	3.99%
Independent eng	5
Ratio	11.63%
Difference to chain ratio	0.13%
Suburban eng	8
Ratio	18.60%
Difference to chain ratio	-4.12%

Notes: Another poverty row Film Classics programmer picked up by Fox for the Australian market, this one mostly took Tuesday support roles with Thieves’ Highway. Thus accounting for its low rankings.

Devil’s Cargo engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	20/5/50	1	S	2	Thieve’s Highway
North Fitzroy	Merri	Hoyts	20/5/50	1	S	2	Thieve’s Highway
Prahran	Empress	Hoyts	20/5/50	1	S	1	Money Madness
Richmond	Cinema	Hoyts	20/5/50	1	S	2	Thieve’s Highway
Caulfield	Crystal Palace	Suburban	20/5/50	1	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	20/5/50	1	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Malvern	New	Hoyts	20/5/50	1	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	20/5/50	1	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
St.Kilda	Memorial	Hoyts	20/5/50	1	W	2	Money Madness
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	27/5/50	2	S	2	Thieve’s Highway
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	27/5/50	2	S	2	Thieve’s Highway
Brunswick	Alhambra	Hoyts	27/5/50	2	S	1	Money Madness
Coburg	Town Hall	Hoyts	27/5/50	2	S	1	Money Madness
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	27/5/50	2	S	2	Thieve’s Highway
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	27/5/50	2	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	27/5/50	2	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	27/5/50	2	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	27/5/50	2	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	27/5/50	2	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	27/5/50	2	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	3/6/50	3	S	2	Thieve’s Highway
Footscray	Trocadero	Hoyts	3/6/50	3	S	2	Oh! You Beautiful Doll
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	3/6/50	3	S	2	Thieve’s Highway
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	3/6/50	3	S	2	Thieve’s Highway
Balwyn	Time	Hoyts	3/6/50	3	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	3/6/50	3	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Camberwell	Broadway	Hoyts	3/6/50	3	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Gardiner	Regent	Hoyts	3/6/50	3	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	3/6/50	3	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Kew	Rialto	Hoyts	3/6/50	3	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	10/6/50	4	S	2	Thieve’s Highway
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	10/6/50	4	S	2	Thieve’s Highway
Hartwell	Regal	Suburban	10/6/50	4	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Canterbury	Maling	Hoyts	10/6/50	4	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Malvern	Victory	Hoyts	10/6/50	4	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Williamstown	Shore	Hoyts	17/6/50	5	S	2	Thieve’s Highway
North Melbourne	Loco	Independent	17/6/50	5	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Yarraville	St. George	Suburban	17/6/50	5	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Oakleigh	Paramount	Independent	24/6/50	6	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
Box Hill	Regent	Suburban	1/7/50	7	T	2	Oh! You Beautiful Doll
Preston West	Rivoli	Independent	8/7/50	8	T	2	Thieve’s Highway
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	22/7/50	10	T	2	London Belongs to Me
Coburg West	Progress	Independent	29/7/50	11	T	2	The Winslow Boy