THE GUILTY

US Release date: 2 March 1947

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 September 1950

Genre: Crime

Country: USA

Running time: 71 minutes

Director: John Reinhardt

Cast: Bonita Granville, Don Castle & Regis Toomey

Australian Distributor: BEF

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for one week from 10 December 1948 supporting The Man From Oklahoma.

Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 7-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	54	297
EF PPE	1.54	326
Metres Travelled	328,155	275
Average MT	9,376	329
Engagements	35	258
Slots	37	283
Weeks	2	238
Weeks as % of engagements	5.71%	258
Saturdays	11	204
Sats as % of engagements	31.43%	207
Tuesdays	22	85
Tues as % of engagements	62.86%	48
First billed	1	237
Second billed	34	101
Feature only	0*	34

Hoyts ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	33
Ratio	94.29%
Difference to chain ratio	1.93%
Eng weeks 11-26	1
Ratio	2.86%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.53%
Eng weeks 27-52	1
Ratio	2.86%
Difference to chain ratio	0.62%
Hoyts eng	25
Ratio	71.43%
Difference to chain ratio	5.65%
Independent eng	2
Ratio	5.71%
Difference to chain ratio	-5.79%
Suburban eng	8
Ratio	22.86%
Difference to chain ratio	0.14%

Notes: This Monogram quickie sat on the shelf for over a year and a half after its initial city supporting gig before Hoyts dusting it off to hold down the lower half of the bill for Fighting Man of the Plains. The best part of two thirds of the bookings were for Tuesdays leaving it ranking near the bottom of most metrics.

The Guilty engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Prahran	Empress	Hoyts	9/9/50	1	S	1	One Last Fling
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	9/9/50	1	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	9/9/50	1	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
North Fitzroy	Merri	Hoyts	9/9/50	1	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	9/9/50	1	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Richmond	Cinema	Hoyts	9/9/50	1	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
St. Kilda	Memorial	Hoyts	9/9/50	1	W	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	16/9/50	2	S	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	16/9/50	2	S	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	16/9/50	2	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	16/9/50	2	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	16/9/50	2	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	16/9/50	2	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	16/9/50	2	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	16/9/50	2	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Brunswick	Alhambra	Hoyts	23/9/50	3	S	2	Riders in the Sky
Coburg	Town Hall	Hoyts	23/9/50	3	S	2	Riders in the Sky
Footscray	Barkly	Hoyts	23/9/50	3	S	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	23/9/50	3	S	2	Sons of Matthew
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	23/9/50	3	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	23/9/50	3	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	23/9/50	3	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	23/9/50	3	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	30/9/50	4	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	30/9/50	4	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Gardiner	Regent	Hoyts	30/9/50	4	T	2	Interference
Ivanhoe	Ivanhoe	Hoyts	30/9/50	4	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
North Melbourne	Loco	Independent	7/10/50	5	S	2	Sons of Matthew
Newmarket	Newmarket	Suburban	7/10/50	5	S	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Yarraville	St. George	Suburban	7/10/50	5	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Williamstown	Shore	Hoyts	7/10/50	5	T	2	Fighting Man of the Plains
Oakleigh	Plaza	Independent	21/10/50	7	S	2	Tell it to the Judge
Box Hill	Regent	Suburban	4/11/50	9	W	2	On the Town
Caulfield	Crystal Palace	Suburban	30/12/50	17	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
South Melbourne	Empire	Suburban	21/7/50	46	T	2	Desert Fury