FRONTIER GUNLAW

US Release date: 31 January 1946

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 September 1950

Genre: Western

Country: USA

Running time: 60 minutes

Director: Derwin Abrahams

Cast: Charles Starrett, Tex Harding & Dub Taylor 

Australian Distributor: Columbia

Melbourne Premiere Venue: No city release

Suburban Release Type: Union North Melbourne Loco EX-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	5	351
EF PPE	1.25	351
Metres Travelled	32,043	352
Average MT	8,011	350
Engagements	4	345
Slots	4	349
Weeks	0	338*
Weeks as % of engagements	0.00%	338*
Saturdays	1	336
Sats as % of engagements	25.00%	245
Tuesdays	3	299
Tues as % of engagements	75.00%	19
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	4	225
Feature only	0	34*

Independent ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	2
Ratio	50.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-36.67%
Eng weeks 11-26	2
Ratio	50.00%
Difference to chain ratio	42.38%
Eng weeks 27-52	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-5.71%
Hoyts eng	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.84%
Independent eng	3
Ratio	75.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.11%
Suburban eng	1
Ratio	25.00%
Difference to chain ratio	2.95%

Notes: Columbia B-western that was released in the US in 1946 but never made it here until 1950. No city release and only four supporting slot engagements – three on Tuesdays. Obviously its metrics were at the bottom of the barrel. However, it must be stated that it is possible that the film had appeared on country circuits and suburban Saturday matinees before these observed playdates.

Frontier Gunlaw engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
North Melbourne	Loco	Independent	9/9/50	1	S	2	We Were Strangers
South Melbourne	Empire	Suburban	21/10/50	7	T	2	A Kiss in the Dark
Newport	Plaza	Independent	2/12/50	11	T	2	Tell it to the Judge
Williamstown	Empress	Independent	2/12/50	11	T	2	Tell it to the Judge