US Release date: 2 September 1936 (no information on re-issue)
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 19 August 1950
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Running time: 98 minutes
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll & Akim Tamiroff
Australian Distributor: Paramount
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 5 May 1950 supported by Some Like it Hot (originally screened in 1936).
Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 134 | 161 |
| EF PPE | 4.96 | 97 |
| Metres Travelled | 237,445 | 299 |
| Average MT | 8,794 | 339 |
| Engagements | 27 | 285 |
| Slots | 38 | 278 |
| Weeks | 10 | 116 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 37.04% | 121 |
| Saturdays | 6 | 292 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 22.22% | 266 |
| Tuesdays | 11 | 167 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 40.74% | 139 |
| First billed | 18 | 160 |
| Second billed | 8 | 202 |
| Feature only | 1 | 20 |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 25 |
| Ratio | 92.59% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 5.92% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -7.62% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 2 |
| Ratio | 7.41% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.70% |
| Hoyts eng | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.84% |
| Independent eng | 23 |
| Ratio | 85.19% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 8.08% |
| Suburban eng | 4 |
| Ratio | 14.81% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -7.24% |
Notes: re-issue of the 1936 Gary Cooper flick filled some gaps in the quiet August-September weeks for Union. Had full weeks at some of the later run theatres and then came back as Tuesday fare for venues that were usually first ports of call. Middling takings overall.
The General Died at Dawn engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Albert Park | Kinema | Independent | 19/8/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Under Nevada Skies |
| Toorak | Village | Independent | 19/8/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Sons of Adventure |
| Moonee Ponds | Moonee | Independent | 26/8/50 | 2 | W | 1 | The Uninvited |
| Westgarth | Westgarth | Independent | 26/8/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Some Like it Hot |
| Brunswick East | Liberty | Independent | 2/9/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Caught in the Draft |
| Glenferrie | Glen | Independent | 2/9/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Thanks for the Memory |
| Hawthorn | Vogue | Independent | 2/9/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Thanks for the Memory |
| West Brunswick | Western | Independent | 2/9/50 | 3 | W | 2 | The Big Fight |
| Footscray | Grand | Independent | 9/9/50 | 4 | W | 1 | French Without Tears |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 16/9/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Interference |
| Burnley | Burnley | Independent | 16/9/50 | 5 | T | 1 | The Secret of St Ives |
| Richmond | National | Independent | 16/9/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Love Thy Neighbor |
| Yarraville | Sun | Independent | 16/9/50 | 5 | W | 1 | French Without Tears |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 23/9/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Interference |
| Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 23/9/50 | 6 | T | 1 | Sweater Girl |
| Elsternwick | Esquire | Independent | 23/9/50 | 6 | T | 2 | Give Me a Sailor |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 30/9/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Some Like it Hot |
| Essendon | Regal | Independent | 30/9/50 | 7 | T | 2 | Nothing but the Truth |
| North Brighton | Gardenvale | Independent | 7/10/50 | 8 | S | 1 | Never Say Die |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 7/10/50 | 8 | S | 1 | Interference |
| Ashburton | Civic | Independent | 7/10/50 | 8 | T | 2 | Let’s Face It |
| Sandringham | Roxy | Independent | 7/10/50 | 8 | T | FO | FO |
| Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 14/10/50 | 9 | T | 1 | Buy Me That Town |
| North Carlton | Adelphi | Independent | 14/10/50 | 9 | T | 1 | Fly by Night |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 21/10/50 | 10 | S | 2 | Rainbow Island |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 3/3/51 | 29 | T | 2 | Mississippi |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 3/3/51 | 29 | T | 2 | Mississippi |
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