SHADOW ON THE WALL

US Release date: 19 May 1950

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 12 August 1950

Genre: Crime

Country: USA

Running time: 87 minutes

Director: Pat Jackson

Cast: Ann Sothern, Zachary Scott & Gigi Perreau 

Australian Distributor: MGM

Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James theatre for two weeks from 19 May 1950 supporting Malaya.

Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	126	167
EF PPE	2.52	211
Metres Travelled	552,768	50
Average MT	11,055	62
Engagements	50	86
Slots	84	26
Weeks	34	24
Weeks as % of engagements	68.00%	40
Saturdays	8	248
Sats as % of engagements	16.00%	312
Tuesdays	8	200
Tues as % of engagements	16.00%	252
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	50	11
Feature only	0	34*

Independent ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	46
Ratio	92.00%
Difference to chain ratio	5.33%
Eng weeks 11-26	3
Ratio	6.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-1.62%
Eng weeks 27-52	1
Ratio	2.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-3.71%
Hoyts eng	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.84%
Independent eng	37
Ratio	74.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-3.11%
Suburban eng	13
Ratio	26.00%
Difference to chain ratio	3.95%

Notes: MGM psychological thriller than played almost exclusively as a support to Malaya and therefore earning close to a third of film’s EF points. Intriguingly it would appear that this film opened in Melbourne’s St James theatre on exactly the same day as it opened in the US.

Shadow on the Wall engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Collingwood	Austral	Suburban	12/8/50	1	T	2	Malaya
Albert Park	Kinema	Independent	12/8/50	1	W	2	Malaya
Burnley	Burnley	Independent	12/8/50	1	W	2	Malaya
North Carlton	Adelphi	Independent	12/8/50	1	W	2	Malaya
Richmond	National	Independent	12/8/50	1	W	2	Malaya
St. Kilda	Astor	Independent	12/8/50	1	W	2	Malaya
Toorak	Village	Independent	12/8/50	1	W	2	Malaya
St. Kilda	Palais	Suburban	12/8/50	1	W	2	Malaya
Newmarket	Newmarket	Suburban	19/8/50	2	T	2	Malaya
Brunswick	Empire	Independent	19/8/50	2	W	2	Malaya
Caulfield	Camden	Independent	19/8/50	2	W	2	Malaya
Elsternwick	Esquire	Independent	19/8/50	2	W	2	Malaya
Moonee Ponds	Moonee	Independent	19/8/50	2	W	2	Malaya
West Brunswick	Western	Independent	19/8/50	2	W	2	Malaya
Westgarth	Westgarth	Independent	19/8/50	2	W	2	Malaya
Malvern	Embassy	Suburban	19/8/50	2	W	2	Malaya
Preston	Planet	Suburban	19/8/50	2	W	2	Malaya
Brunswick East	Liberty	Independent	26/8/50	3	S	2	Malaya
East Malvern	Waverley	Independent	26/8/50	3	W	2	Malaya
Essendon	Regal	Independent	26/8/50	3	W	2	Malaya
Glenferrie	Glen	Independent	26/8/50	3	W	2	Malaya
Hawthorn	Vogue	Independent	26/8/50	3	W	2	Malaya
Balwyn	Balwyn	Suburban	26/8/50	3	W	2	Malaya
Camberwell	Rivoli	Suburban	26/8/50	3	W	2	Malaya
Ormond	Plaza	Suburban	26/8/50	3	W	2	Malaya
Preston	St. James	Suburban	26/8/50	3	W	2	Malaya
North Brighton	Gardenvale	Independent	2/9/50	4	S	2	Malaya
North Melbourne	Central	Independent	2/9/50	4	S	2	Malaya
Fairfield	Fairfield	Suburban	2/9/50	4	T	2	Malaya
Ashburton	Civic	Independent	2/9/50	4	W	2	Malaya
Middle Brighton	Dendy	Independent	2/9/50	4	W	2	Malaya
Footscray	Grand	Independent	2/9/50	4	W	2	Malaya
Sandringham	Roxy	Independent	2/9/50	4	W	2	Malaya
Newport	Plaza	Independent	9/9/50	5	S	2	Malaya
Williamstown	Empress	Independent	9/9/50	5	S	2	Malaya
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	9/9/50	5	S	2	Malaya
Coburg	Plaza	Independent	9/9/50	5	W	2	Malaya
Heidelberg	Orient	Independent	9/9/50	5	W	2	Malaya
Yarraville	Sun	Independent	9/9/50	5	W	2	Malaya
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	16/9/50	6	S	2	Malaya
Oakleigh	Plaza	Independent	16/9/50	6	W	2	Malaya
Port Melbourne	Port	Independent	16/9/50	6	W	2	Malaya
Elwood	Broadway	Independent	23/9/50	7	T	2	Malaya
Surrey Hills	Surrey	Independent	23/9/50	7	W	2	Malaya
East Preston	Gowerville	Independent	30/9/50	8	T	2	Malaya
Chelsea	Plaza	Independent	7/10/50	9	W	2	Malaya
West Coburg	Progress	Independent	28/10/50	12	T	2	Malaya
South Melbourne	Empire	Suburban	2/12/50	17	T	2	Lucky Jordan
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	3/2/51	26	S	2	Malaya
Greensborough	Victory	Suburban	14/7/50	49	T	2	The Skipper Surprised his Wife