FLOODTIDE

UK Release date: 15 March 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 3 June 1950

Genre: Drama

Country: UK

Running time: 90 minutes

Director: Frederick Wilson

Cast: Gordon Jackson, Rona Anderson & John Laurie

Australian Distributor: GBDFD

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Athenaeum for one week from 31 March 1950 supported by It’s Hard to be Good.

Suburban Release Type: Union 9-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	60	288
EF PPE	1.46	339
Metres Travelled	440,432	201
Average MT	10,742	113
Engagements	41	222
Slots	42	264
Weeks	1	284
Weeks as % of engagements	2.44%	306
Saturdays	11	204
Sats as % of engagements	26.83%	237
Tuesdays	29	27
Tues as % of engagements	70.73%	31
First billed	1	237
Second billed	40	75
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	37
Ratio	90.24%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.12%
Eng weeks 11-26	2
Ratio	4.88%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.51%
Eng weeks 27-52	2
Ratio	4.88%
Difference to chain ratio	2.64%
Hoyts eng	31
Ratio	75.61%
Difference to chain ratio	9.83%
Independent eng	2
Ratio	4.88%
Difference to chain ratio	-6.62%
Suburban eng	8
Ratio	19.51%
Difference to chain ratio	-3.21%

Notes: Low key (and low stakes) British drama without a name cast fizzled after a week top-lining at the Athenaeum and was then relegated to the ghetto of Tuesday nights for Hoyts, supporting Father was a Fullback. A dismal 1.46 EF PPE (339th) was the result.

Floodtide engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Caulfield	Crystal Palace	Suburban	3/6/50	1	S	2	Father Was a Full Back
Malvern	New	Hoyts	3/6/50	1	S	2	Father Was a Full Back
North Fitzroy	Merri	Hoyts	3/6/50	1	S	2	Father Was a Full Back
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	3/6/50	1	S	2	Father Was a Full Back
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	3/6/50	1	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	3/6/50	1	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Prahran	Empress	Hoyts	3/6/50	1	T	2	Sand
Richmond	Cinema	Hoyts	3/6/50	1	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
St.Kilda	Memorial	Hoyts	3/6/50	1	W	1	Green Promise
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	10/6/50	2	S	2	Father Was a Full Back
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	10/6/50	2	S	2	Father Was a Full Back
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	10/6/50	2	S	2	Father Was a Full Back
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	10/6/50	2	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	10/6/50	2	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	10/6/50	2	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	10/6/50	2	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Coburg	Grand	Hoyts	10/6/50	2	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	10/6/50	2	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	10/6/50	2	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	17/6/50	3	S	2	Father Was a Full Back
Balwyn	Time	Hoyts	17/6/50	3	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Camberwell	Broadway	Hoyts	17/6/50	3	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	17/6/50	3	T	2	Whiplash
Gardiner	Regent	Hoyts	17/6/50	3	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Kew	Rialto	Hoyts	17/6/50	3	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	17/6/50	3	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Hartwell	Regal	Suburban	24/6/50	4	S	2	Father Was a Full Back
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	24/6/50	4	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	24/6/50	4	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Canterbury	Maling	Hoyts	24/6/50	4	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Ivanhoe	Ivanhoe	Hoyts	24/6/50	4	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Malvern	Victory	Hoyts	24/6/50	4	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Yarraville	St. George	Suburban	1/7/50	5	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Williamstown	Shore	Hoyts	1/7/50	5	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Oakleigh	Paramount	Independent	8/7/50	6	T	2	Father Was a Full Back
Footscray	Barkly	Hoyts	22/7/50	8	S	2	Unknown Island
Brunswick	Alhambra	Hoyts	5/8/50	10	T	2	Stormy Weather
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	2/9/50	14	T	2	Red Light
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	2/9/50	14	T	2	Red Light
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	24/2/50	39	T	2	Buccaneer’s Girl
Blackburn	Blackburn	Independent	10/3/51	41	S	2	Pinky