US Release date: 4 July 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 September 1950
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Running time: 86 minutes
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Yvonne De Carlo, Howard Duff & Dorothy Hart
Australian Distributor: Universal
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 4 August 1950 supported by Shanghai Chest.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 81 | 245 |
| EF PPE | 1.80 | 295 |
| Metres Travelled | 442,501 | 196 |
| Average MT | 9,833 | 267 |
| Engagements | 45 | 177 |
| Slots | 45 | 241 |
| Weeks | 0 | 338 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 0.00% | 338 |
| Saturdays | 8 | 248 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 17.78% | 300 |
| Tuesdays | 37 | 4 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 82.22% | 7 |
| First billed | 11 | 171 |
| Second billed | 34 | 101 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 43 |
| Ratio | 95.56% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.20% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.39% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 2 |
| Ratio | 4.44% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.20% |
| Hoyts eng | 29 |
| Ratio | 64.44% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.34% |
| Independent eng | 5 |
| Ratio | 11.11% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.39% |
| Suburban eng | 11 |
| Ratio | 24.44% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.72% |
Notes: Universal intermediate western that spent two thirds of its bookings in the support position, mostly for Tell it to the Judge. Rarely getting out of the Tuesday ghetto (4th most overall and 7th as a proportion of all its engagements) its EF score was low, as were most of its other rankings.
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 23/9/50 | 1 | S | 1 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 23/9/50 | 1 | S | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| St. Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 23/9/50 | 1 | S | 2 | The Killers |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 23/9/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 23/9/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 23/9/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 23/9/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 23/9/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 23/9/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 30/9/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Coburg | Town Hall | Hoyts | 30/9/50 | 2 | S | 2 | The Web |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 30/9/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 30/9/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 30/9/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Undertow |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 30/9/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 30/9/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 30/9/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Scarlet Street |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 30/9/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 30/9/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 30/9/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 7/10/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Undertow |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 14/10/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 14/10/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 21/10/50 | 5 | T | 1 | The Killers |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 21/10/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Dancing in the Dark |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 21/10/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Whirlpool |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 28/10/50 | 6 | T | 1 | The Story of Molly |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 4/11/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Tell it to the Judge |
| West Coburg | Progress | Independent | 18/11/50 | 9 | T | 1 | State Department File 649 |
| West Preston | Rivoli | Independent | 16/6/50 | 39 | T | 2 | Night and the City |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 21/7/50 | 44 | T | 2 | D.O.A. |
The 1950 Project 