US Release date: 10 September 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 July 1950
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Running time: 92 minutes.
Director: Robert Montgomery,
Cast: Robert Montgomery, Ann Blyth & Jane Cowl
Australian Distributor: Universal Pictures
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for two weeks from 2 June 1950 with Abandoned as support.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 174 | 134 |
| EF PPE | 3.78 | 144 |
| Metres Travelled | 451,317 | 188 |
| Average MT | 9,811 | 271 |
| Engagements | 46 | 163 |
| Slots | 51 | 185 |
| Weeks | 5 | 168 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 10.87% | 194 |
| Saturdays | 16 | 149 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 34.78% | 185 |
| Tuesdays | 25 | 56 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 54.35% | 76 |
| First billed | 35 | 115 |
| Second billed | 11 | 187 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 44 |
| Ratio | 95.65% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.29% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.39% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 2 |
| Ratio | 4.35% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.11% |
| Hoyts eng | 35 |
| Ratio | 76.09% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 10.31% |
| Independent eng | 2 |
| Ratio | 4.35% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -7.15% |
| Suburban eng | 9 |
| Ratio | 19.57% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.15% |
Notes: Probably more was expected from this when it was booked into the State. However after that fortnight its suburba life was a mediocre one, ranking lowly on most KPIs. However there were a fair few Tuesdays, which is never a good sign. Kiss in the Dark was the regular suburban support act.
Once More My Darling engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St. Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 22/7/50 | 1 | W | 2 | South of St Louis |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | S | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | T | 1 | South of St Louis |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 29/7/50 | 2 | W | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | W | 2 | South of St Louis |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | W | 2 | South of St Louis |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 5/8/50 | 3 | S | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 5/8/50 | 3 | S | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 5/8/50 | 3 | S | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 5/8/50 | 3 | S | 2 | South of St Louis |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 5/8/50 | 3 | S | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 5/8/50 | 3 | S | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 5/8/50 | 3 | T | 2 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 5/8/50 | 3 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 5/8/50 | 3 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 5/8/50 | 3 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 5/8/50 | 3 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | S | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | S | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | S | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | S | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | S | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | T | 2 | South of St Louis |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | W | 2 | South of St Louis |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 5 | S | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 19/8/50 | 5 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 19/8/50 | 5 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 5 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 5 | T | 2 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 5 | T | 2 | South of St Louis |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 5 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 26/8/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 26/8/50 | 6 | S | 2 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 26/8/50 | 6 | T | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 9/9/50 | 8 | T | 2 | Take One False Step |
| Pascoe Vale | Tasma | Suburban | 10/3/51 | 34 | S | 1 | Abandoned |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 16/6/51 | 48 | T | 1 | Angel With a Trumpet |
The 1950 Project 