STATE DEPARTMENT: FILE 649

US Release date: 11 February 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950

Genre: Crime

Country: USA.

Running time: 87 minutes

Director: Sam Newfield

Cast: William Lundigan, Virginia Bruce, Jonathan Hale

Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum Theatre for one week from 14 July 1950 supported by Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters

Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	94	214
EF PPE	1.84	285
Metres Travelled	507,698	115
Average MT	9,955	232
Engagements	51	65
Slots	53	160
Weeks	2	238
Weeks as % of engagements	3.92%	288
Saturdays	25	80
Sats as % of engagements	49.02%	109
Tuesdays	24	62
Tues as % of engagements	47.06%	113
First billed	4	196
Second billed	47	33
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	48
Ratio	94.12%
Difference to chain ratio	1.76%
Eng weeks 11-26	3
Ratio	5.88%
Difference to chain ratio	0.49%
Eng weeks 27-52	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.24%
Hoyts eng	31
Ratio	60.78%
Difference to chain ratio	-5.00%
Independent eng	7
Ratio	13.73%
Difference to chain ratio	2.23%
Suburban eng	13
Ratio	25.49%
Difference to chain ratio	2.77%

NOTES:  B-flick that was a pickup by Fox for Australian distribution. Ranking lowly in most categories, it racked up an impressive number of engagements and was split almost evenely between Saturdays and Tuesdays, usually as a support for And Baby Makes Three. Oddly, on a couple of occasions it received top billing over that film.

State Department: File 649

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Collingwood	Austral	Suburban	26/8/50	1	S	2	Holiday Affair
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	26/8/50	1	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	26/8/50	1	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
Prahran	Empress	Hoyts	26/8/50	1	S	1	The Merry Monahans
Richmond	Cinema	Hoyts	26/8/50	1	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	26/8/50	1	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Malvern	New	Hoyts	26/8/50	1	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
North Fitzroy	Merri	Hoyts	26/8/50	1	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
South Yarra	Regent	Hoyts	26/8/50	1	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
St. Kilda	Palais	Suburban	26/8/50	1	W	2	Adam’s Rib
Newmarket	Newmarket	Suburban	2/9/50	2	S	2	Holiday Affair
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	2/9/50	2	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	2/9/50	2	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
Brunswick	Alhambra	Hoyts	2/9/50	2	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
Coburg	Town Hall	Hoyts	2/9/50	2	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	2/9/50	2	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	2/9/50	2	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	2/9/50	2	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	2/9/50	2	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	2/9/50	2	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Elsternwick	Renown	Hoyts	2/9/50	2	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	2/9/50	2	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	2/9/50	2	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Footscray	Barkly	Hoyts	9/9/50	3	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	9/9/50	3	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
Balwyn	Time	Hoyts	9/9/50	3	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	9/9/50	3	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	9/9/50	3	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Gardiner	Regent	Hoyts	9/9/50	3	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	9/9/50	3	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Kew	Rialto	Hoyts	9/9/50	3	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	9/9/50	3	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Fairfield	Fairfield	Suburban	16/9/50	4	S	2	Holiday Affair
Hartwell	Regal	Suburban	16/9/50	4	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	16/9/50	4	S	1	And Baby Makes Three
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	16/9/50	4	S	1	And Baby Makes Three
Ivanhoe	Ivanhoe	Hoyts	16/9/50	4	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
Malvern	Victory	Hoyts	16/9/50	4	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
Canterbury	Maling	Hoyts	16/9/50	4	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Yarraville	St. George	Suburban	23/9/50	5	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
North Melbourne	Loco	Independent	23/9/50	5	T	1	Strange Gamble
Williamstown	Shore	Hoyts	23/9/50	5	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Eltham	Plaza	Suburban	30/9/50	6	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
Oakleigh	Paramount	Independent	30/9/50	6	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
Clifton Hill	Clifton	Suburban	30/9/50	6	W	2	Holiday Affair
Box Hill	Regent	Suburban	7/10/50	7	S	2	And Baby Makes Three
Elwood	Broadway	Independent	7/10/50	7	T	2	Paid in Full
West Preston	Rivoli	Independent	14/10/50	8	S	2	Holiday Affair
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	4/11/50	11	S	2	Roseanna McCoy
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	4/11/50	11	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
West Coburg	Progress	Independent	18/11/50	13	T	2	Calamity Jane Meets Sam Bass