NZ Release date: Unknown
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 August 1950
Genre: Documentary
Country: New Zealand
Running time: 100 minutes
Director: None Credited
Cast: None Credited
Australian Distributor: Universal
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor theatre for seventeen weeks from 17 March 1950 supporting Kind Hearts and Coronets.
Suburban Release Type: Union Coburg West Progress EX-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 5 | 351 |
| EF PPE | 1.67 | 311 |
| Metres Travelled | 51,348 | 344 |
| Average MT | 17,116 | 1 |
| Engagements | 3 | 350 |
| Slots | 4 | 349 |
| Weeks | 1 | 284 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 33.33% | 127 |
| Saturdays | 0 | 348* |
| Sats as % of engagements | 0.00% | 348* |
| Tuesdays | 2 | 317 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 66.67% | 36 |
| First billed | 0 | 263* |
| Second billed | 3 | 234 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 3 |
| Ratio | 100.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 13.33% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -7.62% |
| 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 | 2 |
| Ratio | 66.67% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -10.44% |
| Suburban eng | 1 |
| Ratio | 33.33% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 11.28% |
Notes: NZ-produced doco would have been seen by many on its 17-week city run but only gained three supporting screenings in the suburbs. Bottom of the rankings in most metrics but did take the peculiar crown for average metres travelled for each engagement.
1950 British Empire Games engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| West Coburg | Progress | Independent | 23/9/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Eureka Stockade |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 21/10/50 | 5 | W | 2 | Sons of Matthew |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 4/11/50 | 7 | T | 2 | Prince of Foxes |
The 1950 Project 