US Release date: 1 March 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 July 1950
Genre: Western
Country: USA.
Running time: 88 minutes.
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Joel McCrea, Alexis Smith & Zachary Scott
Australian Distributor: Warner Bros
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Hoyts Capitol Theatre from 23 June 1950 with The Golden Eye as support.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 298 | 61 |
| EF PPE | 5.42 | 82 |
| Metres Travelled | 539,705 | 64 |
| Average MT | 9,813 | 270 |
| Engagements | 55 | 25 |
| Slots | 60 | 101 |
| Weeks | 5 | 168 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 9.09% | 209 |
| Saturdays | 35 | 25 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 63.64% | 42 |
| Tuesdays | 15 | 138 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 27.27% | 202 |
| First billed | 54 | 22 |
| Second billed | 1 | 259 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 52 |
| Ratio | 94.55% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.19% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 3 |
| Ratio | 5.45% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 0.06% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 35 |
| Ratio | 63.64% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.14% |
| Independent eng | 6 |
| Ratio | 10.91% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.59% |
| Suburban eng | 14 |
| Ratio | 25.45% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.73% |
NOTES: A popular western, albeit one that did not travel far from the inner suburbs. Mostly employed as Saturday night fare, it is evidence of Joel McCrea’s enduring popularity at this time, especially in this genre. Predominantly paird with Make Mine Laughs as its supporting feature.
South of St. Louis engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St. Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 22/7/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Once More My Darling |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 29/7/50 | 2 | S | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Once More My Darling |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Once More My Darling |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 29/7/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Once More My Darling |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 5/8/50 | 3 | S | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 5/8/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 5/8/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 5/8/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Once More My Darling |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 5/8/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 5/8/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 5/8/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 5/8/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 5/8/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 5/8/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 5/8/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 5/8/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Once More My Darling |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 12/8/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Once More My Darling |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 19/8/50 | 5 | S | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 19/8/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 19/8/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Once More My Darling |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 26/8/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 26/8/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 2/9/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 2/9/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Homicide |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 2/9/50 | 7 | W | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 9/9/50 | 8 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
| West Preston | Rivoli | Independent | 16/9/50 | 9 | S | 1 | Abandoned |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 23/9/50 | 10 | S | 1 | Susan Slept Here |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 23/9/50 | 10 | S | 1 | Take One False Step |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 23/9/50 | 10 | S | 1 | Abandoned |
| East Malvern | Verne | Suburban | 7/10/50 | 12 | S | 1 | A Kiss in the Dark |
| East Preston | Gowerville | Independent | 28/10/50 | 15 | S | 1 | Shanghai Chest |
| South Melbourne | Empire | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 15 | S | 1 | Gentleman Jim |
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