GIRLS’ SCHOOL

US Release date: 9 February 1950

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 12 August 1950 

Genre: Drama

Country: USA

Running time: 61 minutes

Director: Lew Landers

Cast: Joyce Reynolds, Ross Ford & Thurston Hall

Australian Distributor: Columbia

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol theatre for three weeks from 12 May 1950 supporting Home of the Brave.

Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	73	264
EF PPE	1.87	280
Metres Travelled	388,199	250
Average MT	9,954	233
Engagements	39	237
Slots	42	264
Weeks	3	214
Weeks as % of engagements	7.69%	224
Saturdays	28	60
Sats as % of engagements	71.79%	20
Tuesdays	8	200
Tues as % of engagements	20.51%	230
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	39	79
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	35
Ratio	89.74%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.62%
Eng weeks 11-26	2
Ratio	5.13%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.26%
Eng weeks 27-52	2
Ratio	5.13%
Difference to chain ratio	2.89%
Hoyts eng	24
Ratio	61.54%
Difference to chain ratio	-4.24%
Independent eng	7
Ratio	17.95%
Difference to chain ratio	6.45%
Suburban eng	8
Ratio	20.51%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.21%

Notes: 1949 studio girlsploitation was always going to be tame, but alluring enough to 39 bookings, mostly with Errol. 28 Saturdays placed it 20th in terms of that day as a % of its total engagements. Otherwise, as a constant support it ranked towards the bottom in most metrics.

Girls’ School engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	12/8/50	1	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	12/8/50	1	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
North Fitzroy	Merri	Hoyts	12/8/50	1	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	12/8/50	1	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Richmond	Cinema	Hoyts	12/8/50	1	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Caulfield	Crystal Palace	Suburban	12/8/50	1	T	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Malvern	New	Hoyts	12/8/50	1	T	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Prahran	Empress	Hoyts	12/8/50	1	T	2	Obsession
St. Kilda	Memorial	Hoyts	12/8/50	1	W	2	Sanders of the River
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	19/8/50	2	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	19/8/50	2	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	19/8/50	2	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Brunswick	Alhambra	Hoyts	19/8/50	2	S	2	Obsession
Coburg	Town Hall	Hoyts	19/8/50	2	S	2	Obsession
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	19/8/50	2	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	19/8/50	2	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	19/8/50	2	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	19/8/50	2	T	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	19/8/50	2	T	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Elsternwick	Renown	Hoyts	19/8/50	2	T	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	19/8/50	2	T	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	26/8/50	3	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Footscray	Barkly	Hoyts	26/8/50	3	S	2	Obsession
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	26/8/50	3	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	26/8/50	3	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	2/9/50	4	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	2/9/50	4	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Yarraville	St. George	Suburban	9/9/50	5	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Williamstown	Shore	Hoyts	9/9/50	5	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Oakleigh	Paramount	Independent	16/9/50	6	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Eltham	Plaza	Suburban	16/9/50	6	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Box Hill	Regent	Suburban	23/9/50	7	S	2	The Adventures of Don Juan
Newport	Plaza	Independent	7/10/50	9	S	2	The Red Danube
Williamstown	Empress	Independent	7/10/50	9	S	2	The Red Danube
East Preston	Gowerville	Independent	14/10/50	10	W	2	Mr Soft Touch
West Coburg	Progress	Independent	21/10/50	11	S	2	Neptune’s Daughter
West Preston	Rivoli	Independent	21/10/50	11	W	2	Mr Soft Touch
North Melbourne	Central	Independent	10/3/51	31	S	2	Tokyo Joe
Malvern	Victory	Hoyts	4/8/51	52	T	2	Lost Horizon