PRISON WARDEN

US Release date: 20 October 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 September 1950

Genre: Crime

Country: USA

Running time: 60 minutes.

Director: Seymour Friedman

Cast: Warner Baxter, Anna Lee & Harlan Warde

Australian Distributor: Columbia

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for two weeks from 11 August 1950 supporting Tell it to the Judge.

Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	92	217
EF PPE	1.88	279
Metres Travelled	512,678	104
Average MT	10,463	138
Engagements	49	105
Slots	58	111
Weeks	9	124
Weeks as % of engagements	18.37%	151
Saturdays	25	80
Sats as % of engagements	51.02%	94
Tuesdays	15	138
Tues as % of engagements	30.61%	185
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	49	21
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	42
Ratio	85.71%
Difference to chain ratio	-6.65%
Eng weeks 11-26	6
Ratio	12.24%
Difference to chain ratio	6.85%
Eng weeks 27-52	1
Ratio	2.04%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.20%
Hoyts eng	31
Ratio	63.27%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.51%
Independent eng	7
Ratio	14.29%
Difference to chain ratio	2.79%
Suburban eng	11
Ratio	22.45%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.27%

Notes: Columbia B-actioneer that bunked in nicely with Under Capricorn and gained some EF points due to that film’s prominent bookings. Never more than a support, it did manage a few more engagements once cast away from the Hitchcock film. Oddly, although only managing 92 EF points it fell above par in most rankings, unlike other films in this score range.

Prison Warden engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Caulfield	Crystal Palace	Suburban	16/9/50	1	S	2	Under Capricorn
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	16/9/50	1	S	2	Under Capricorn
Brunswick	Padua	Hoyts	16/9/50	1	S	2	Under Capricorn
Malvern	New	Hoyts	16/9/50	1	S	2	Under Capricorn
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	16/9/50	1	T	2	Under Capricorn
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	16/9/50	1	T	2	Under Capricorn
Richmond	Cinema	Hoyts	16/9/50	1	T	2	Under Capricorn
St. Kilda	Memorial	Hoyts	16/9/50	1	W	2	The Street With No Name
Windsor	New	Hoyts	16/9/50	1	W	2	Under Capricorn
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	23/9/50	2	S	2	Under Capricorn
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	23/9/50	2	S	2	Under Capricorn
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	23/9/50	2	S	2	Under Capricorn
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	23/9/50	2	S	2	Under Capricorn
Coburg	Grand	Hoyts	23/9/50	2	S	2	Under Capricorn
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	23/9/50	2	S	2	Under Capricorn
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	23/9/50	2	S	2	Under Capricorn
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	23/9/50	2	S	2	Under Capricorn
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	23/9/50	2	T	2	Under Capricorn
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	23/9/50	2	T	2	Under Capricorn
Balwyn	Time	Hoyts	30/9/50	3	S	2	Under Capricorn
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	30/9/50	3	S	2	Under Capricorn
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	30/9/50	3	S	2	Under Capricorn
Gardiner	Regent	Hoyts	30/9/50	3	S	2	Under Capricorn
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	30/9/50	3	S	2	Under Capricorn
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	30/9/50	3	S	2	Under Capricorn
Kew	Rialto	Hoyts	30/9/50	3	S	2	Under Capricorn
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	30/9/50	3	T	2	Interference
Camberwell	Broadway	Hoyts	30/9/50	3	W	2	Under Capricorn
Footscray	Trocadero	Hoyts	30/9/50	3	W	2	Under Capricorn
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	7/10/50	4	T	2	Under Capricorn
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	7/10/50	4	T	2	Under Capricorn
Hartwell	Regal	Suburban	7/10/50	4	W	2	Under Capricorn
Canterbury	Maling	Hoyts	7/10/50	4	W	2	Under Capricorn
Ivanhoe	Ivanhoe	Hoyts	7/10/50	4	W	2	Under Capricorn
Malvern	Victory	Hoyts	7/10/50	4	W	2	Under Capricorn
Yarraville	St. George	Suburban	14/10/50	5	S	2	Under Capricorn
Williamstown	Shore	Hoyts	14/10/50	5	S	2	Under Capricorn
Oakleigh	Paramount	Independent	21/10/50	6	S	2	Under Capricorn
Eltham	Plaza	Suburban	21/10/50	6	S	2	Under Capricorn
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	28/10/50	7	S	2	Under Capricorn
North Melbourne	Central	Independent	11/11/50	9	T	2	Nancy Goes to Rio
East Preston	Gowerville	Independent	18/11/50	10	W	2	Tell it to the Judge
South Melbourne	Empire	Suburban	2/12/50	12	S	2	All The King’s Men
Newport	Plaza	Independent	16/12/50	14	T	2	Prince of Thieves
Williamstown	Empress	Independent	16/12/50	14	T	2	Prince of Thieves
Prahran	Empress	Hoyts	6/1/51	17	T	2	The Big Lift
Pascoe Vale	Tasma	Suburban	10/2/50	22	T	2	And Baby Makes Three
West Coburg	Progress	Independent	10/3/51	26	T	2	Waterloo Bridge
North Brighton	Gardenvale	Independent	28/7/51	46	T	2	Cover Girl