HENRY THE RAINMAKER

US Release date: 13 February 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 September 1950

Genre: Comedy

Country: USA

Running time: 64 minutes

Director: Jean Yarbrough

Cast: Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett, William Tracy

Australian Distributor: BEF

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic theatre for three weeks from 30 June 1950 supporting Sons of Matthew.

Suburban Release Type: Union 4-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	81	245
EF PPE	2.38	226
Metres Travelled	381,304	253
Average MT	11,215	43
Engagements	34	262
Slots	53	160
Weeks	19	77
Weeks as % of engagements	55.88%	77
Saturdays	9	231
Sats as % of engagements	26.47%	239
Tuesdays	6	236
Tues as % of engagements	17.65%	243
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	34	101
Feature only	0	34*

Independent ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	22
Ratio	64.71%
Difference to chain ratio	-21.96%
Eng weeks 11-26	5
Ratio	14.71%
Difference to chain ratio	7.09%
Eng weeks 27-52	7
Ratio	20.59%
Difference to chain ratio	14.88%
Hoyts eng	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.84%
Independent eng	26
Ratio	76.47%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.64%
Suburban eng	8
Ratio	23.53%
Difference to chain ratio	1.48%

Notes: Monogram comedy that found a suburban home supporting The Red Danube and fed of that film’s full week bookings to gain an EF score above its usual paygrade. It did, however, enjoy a long shelf life, with twelve bookings after week 10.

Henry the Rainmaker engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Collingwood	Austral	Suburban	9/9/50	1	T	2	The Red Danube
Burnley	Burnley	Independent	9/9/50	1	W	2	The Red Danube
Richmond	National	Independent	9/9/50	1	W	2	The Red Danube
Toorak	Village	Independent	9/9/50	1	W	2	The Red Danube
Newmarket	Newmarket	Suburban	16/9/50	2	T	2	The Red Danube
West Brunswick	Western	Independent	16/9/50	2	W	2	The Red Danube
East Malvern	Waverley	Independent	23/9/50	3	W	2	The Red Danube
Balwyn	Balwyn	Suburban	23/9/50	3	W	2	The Red Danube
Camberwell	Rivoli	Suburban	23/9/50	3	W	2	The Red Danube
Ormond	Plaza	Suburban	23/9/50	3	W	2	The Red Danube
Ashburton	Civic	Independent	30/9/50	4	S	2	The Red Danube
East Preston	Gowerville	Independent	30/9/50	4	S	2	The Red Stallion
Fairfield	Fairfield	Suburban	30/9/50	4	T	2	The Red Danube
Middle Brighton	Dendy	Independent	30/9/50	4	W	2	The Red Danube
Sandringham	Roxy	Independent	30/9/50	4	W	2	The Red Danube
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	7/10/50	5	S	2	The Red Danube
Coburg	Plaza	Independent	7/10/50	5	W	2	The Red Danube
Oakleigh	Plaza	Independent	14/10/50	6	W	2	The Red Danube
Surrey Hills	Surrey	Independent	14/10/50	6	W	2	Paid in Full
Albert Park	Kinema	Independent	21/10/50	7	W	2	Nancy Goes to Rio
West Preston	Rivoli	Independent	28/10/50	8	W	2	Under Capricorn
Elwood	Broadway	Independent	4/11/50	9	T	2	Three Came Home
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	18/11/50	11	S	2	Roseanna McCoy
West Coburg	Progress	Independent	9/12/50	14	S	2	The Guinea Pig
Newport	Plaza	Independent	13/1/51	19	S	2	It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Williamstown	Empress	Independent	13/1/51	19	S	2	It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	3/3/51	26	T	2	The Black Rose
Port Melbourne	Port	Independent	17/3/51	28	W	2	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Caulfield	Camden	Independent	24/3/51	29	S	2	The Astonished Heart
North Carlton	Adelphi	Independent	14/4/51	32	W	2	Let’s Dance
Elsternwick	Esquire	Independent	5/5/51	35	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
North Brighton	Gardenvale	Independent	12/5/51	36	T	2	Three Darling Daughters
Essendon	Regal	Independent	12/5/51	36	W	2	Wake of the Red Witch
Murrumbeena	Argosy	Suburban	11/8/51	49	S	2	The Golden Salamander