US Release date: 4 November 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Running time: 92 minutes
Director: Edward Ludwig
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell & Michael O’Shea
Australian Distributor: United Artists
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum Theatre for two weeks from 28 July 1950 supported by Strange Gamble
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 157 | 148 |
| EF PPE | 2.96 | 182 |
| Metres Travelled | 520,826 | 93 |
| Average MT | 9,827 | 268 |
| Engagements | 53 | 48 |
| Slots | 57 | 123 |
| Weeks | 4 | 188 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 7.55% | 226 |
| Saturdays | 30 | 50 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 56.60% | 71 |
| Tuesdays | 19 | 110 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 35.85% | 161 |
| First billed | 22 | 154 |
| Second billed | 31 | 114 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 50 |
| Ratio | 94.34% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.98% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 1 |
| Ratio | 1.89% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.50% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 2 |
| Ratio | 3.77% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.53% |
| Hoyts eng | 36 |
| Ratio | 67.92% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.14% |
| Independent eng | 4 |
| Ratio | 7.55% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.95% |
| Suburban eng | 13 |
| Ratio | 24.53% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.81% |
NOTES: Tight little actioneer racked up the engagements and was a handy flipper between Saturdays and Tuesdays and also alternate ends of the bill. You’re My Everything was its frequent suburban dance partner.
The Big Wheel engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St. Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 26/8/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Roseanna McCoy |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 2/9/50 | 2 | S | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 2/9/50 | 2 | S | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 2 | S | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 2 | S | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 2 | S | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 2 | S | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 2 | S | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 2 | T | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 2 | T | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 2 | T | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Roseanna McCoy |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 9/9/50 | 3 | S | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 9/9/50 | 3 | S | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 9/9/50 | 3 | S | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 9/9/50 | 3 | S | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 9/9/50 | 3 | S | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 9/9/50 | 3 | S | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 9/9/50 | 3 | S | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 9/9/50 | 3 | T | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 9/9/50 | 3 | T | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 9/9/50 | 3 | T | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 9/9/50 | 3 | T | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 9/9/50 | 3 | T | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 16/9/50 | 4 | S | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 16/9/50 | 4 | S | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 16/9/50 | 4 | S | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 16/9/50 | 4 | S | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 16/9/50 | 4 | S | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 16/9/50 | 4 | T | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 16/9/50 | 4 | T | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 16/9/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Roseanna McCoy |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 16/9/50 | 4 | T | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 16/9/50 | 4 | W | 2 | Roseanna McCoy |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 23/9/50 | 5 | S | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 23/9/50 | 5 | S | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 23/9/50 | 5 | S | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 23/9/50 | 5 | S | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 23/9/50 | 5 | S | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 23/9/50 | 5 | T | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 23/9/50 | 5 | T | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 23/9/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Roseanna McCoy |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 16/9/50 | 5 | T | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 30/9/50 | 6 | S | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 30/9/50 | 6 | S | 1 | You’re My Everything |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 30/9/50 | 6 | T | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 7/10/50 | 7 | S | 2 | You’re My Everything |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 7/10/50 | 7 | S | 2 | Roseanna McCoy |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 7/10/50 | 7 | T | 1 | Esther Waters |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 7/10/50 | 7 | W | 2 | Roseanna McCoy |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 15 | T | 2 | Cheaper by the Dozen |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 14/7/51 | 47 | S | 2 | Too Late for Tears |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 21/7/50 | 48 | S | 2 | The Jackpot |
The 1950 Project 