THE MUTINEERS

US Release date: 22 April 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 17 March 1950

Genre: Crime

Country: USA

Running time: 60 minutes

Director: Jean Yarbrough

Cast: Jon Hall, George Reeves & Adele Jergens

Australian Distributor: Columbia

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for two weeks from 10 March 1950 supported by The Doolins of Oklahoma. 

Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	88	227
EF PPE	2.59	205
Metres Travelled	375,606	258
Average MT	11,047	65
Engagements	34	262
Slots	52	173
Weeks	18	80
Weeks as % of engagements	52.94%	82
Saturdays	12	185
Sats as % of engagements	35.29%	182
Tuesdays	4	281
Tues as % of engagements	11.76%	286
First billed	1	237
Second billed	33	108
Feature only	0	34*

Independent ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	29
Ratio	85.29%
Difference to chain ratio	-1.38%
Eng weeks 11-26	5
Ratio	14.71%
Difference to chain ratio	7.09%
Eng weeks 27-52	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-5.71%
Hoyts eng	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.84%
Independent eng	27
Ratio	79.41%
Difference to chain ratio	2.30%
Suburban eng	7
Ratio	20.59%
Difference to chain ratio	-1.46%

Notes: Columbia quickie that took the sidecar with Madame Bovary on the Independent circuit and scrabbled up an EF score that was par for a full time support act and one better than its 60-minute running time and associated production values warranted.

The Mutineers engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Burnley	Burnley	Independent	17/6/50	1	S	2	Madame Bovary
St.Kilda	Astor	Independent	17/6/50	1	W	2	Madame Bovary
Brunswick	Empire	Independent	24/6/50	2	S	2	Madame Bovary
West Brunswick	Western	Independent	24/6/50	2	S	2	Madame Bovary
Westgarth	Westgarth	Independent	24/6/50	2	S	2	Madame Bovary
Caulfield	Camden	Independent	24/6/50	2	W	2	Madame Bovary
Elsternwick	Esquire	Independent	24/6/50	2	W	2	Madame Bovary
Moonee Ponds	Moonee	Independent	24/6/50	2	W	2	Madame Bovary
East Malvern	Waverley	Independent	1/7/50	3	S	2	Madame Bovary
Essendon	Regal	Independent	1/7/50	3	W	2	Madame Bovary
Glenferrie	Glen	Independent	1/7/50	3	W	2	Madame Bovary
Hawthorn	Vogue	Independent	1/7/50	3	W	2	Madame Bovary
Camberwell	Rivoli	Suburban	1/7/50	3	W	2	Madame Bovary
Ormond	Plaza	Suburban	1/7/50	3	W	2	Madame Bovary
Ashburton	Civic	Independent	8/7/50	4	S	2	Madame Bovary
Middle Brighton	Dendy	Independent	8/7/50	4	W	2	Madame Bovary
Preston East	Gowerville	Independent	8/7/50	4	W	2	Treasure of Sierra Madre
Sandringham	Roxy	Independent	8/7/50	4	W	2	Madame Bovary
Coburg	Plaza	Independent	15/7/50	5	S	2	Madame Bovary
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	15/7/50	5	S	2	Madame Bovary
Newport	Plaza	Independent	15/7/50	5	T	2	Madame Bovary
Williamstown	Empress	Independent	15/7/50	5	T	2	Madame Bovary
Heidelberg	Orient	Independent	15/7/50	5	W	2	Madame Bovary
Preston West	Rivoli	Independent	22/7/50	6	T	2	That Midnight Kiss
Port Melbourne	Port	Independent	22/7/50	6	W	1	National Velvet
North Melbourne	Central	Independent	5/8/50	8	S	2	Take Me Out to the Ball Game
South Melbourne	Empire	Suburban	5/8/50	8	S	2	Little Women
Coburg West	Progress	Independent	5/8/50	8	T	2	The Four Feathers
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	12/8/50	9	S	2	The Third Man
North Carlton	Adelphi	Independent	2/9/50	12	W	2	Riding High
Balwyn	Balwyn	Suburban	16/9/50	14	W	2	Riding High
Oakleigh	Plaza	Independent	23/9/50	15	S	2	Will Tomorrow Ever Come?
Preston	Planet	Suburban	2/12/50	25	W	2	The Eagle and the Hawk
Preston	St. James	Suburban	9/12/50	26	W	2	The Eagle and the Hawk