A DANGEROUS PROFESSION

US Release date: 6 November 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 30 September 1950 

Genre: Crime

Country: USA

Running time: 79 minutes

Director: Ted Tetzlaff

Cast: George Raft, Ella Raines & Pat O’Brien

Australian Distributor: RKO

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for two weeks from 1 September 1950 supported by It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog. 

Suburban Release Type: Suburban St. Kilda Palais EX-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	82	242
EF PPE	1.52	329
Metres Travelled	553,555	49
Average MT	10,251	165
Engagements	54	34
Slots	58	111
Weeks	4	188
Weeks as % of engagements	7.41%	229
Saturdays	20	125
Sats as % of engagements	37.04%	176
Tuesdays	30	23
Tues as % of engagements	55.56%	68
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	54	4
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	49
Ratio	90.74%
Difference to chain ratio	-1.62%
Eng weeks 11-26	1
Ratio	1.85%
Difference to chain ratio	-3.54%
Eng weeks 27-52	4
Ratio	7.41%
Difference to chain ratio	5.17%
Hoyts eng	33
Ratio	61.11%
Difference to chain ratio	-4.67%
Independent eng	6
Ratio	11.11%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.39%
Suburban eng	15
Ratio	27.78%
Difference to chain ratio	5.06%

Notes: Somewhat surprising that a George Raft crime thriller of this time could manage 54 engagements and not a single one of them as a first-biller. As a support act this one ranked fourth overall. Due to this designation and the fact that 30 of its bookings were on Tuesdays, the film was restricted to just 82 EF points.

A Dangerous Profession engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
St. Kilda	Palais	Suburban	30/9/50	1	W	2	Dancing in the Dark
Caulfield	Crystal Palace	Suburban	7/10/50	2	S	2	Dancing in the Dark
Collingwood	Austral	Suburban	7/10/50	2	S	2	Francis
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	7/10/50	2	S	2	Dancing in the Dark
Malvern	New	Hoyts	7/10/50	2	S	2	Dancing in the Dark
North Fitzroy	Merri	Hoyts	7/10/50	2	S	2	Dancing in the Dark
South Yarra	Regent	Hoyts	7/10/50	2	S	2	Dancing in the Dark
Brunswick	Padua	Hoyts	7/10/50	2	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	7/10/50	2	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	7/10/50	2	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Richmond	Cinema	Hoyts	7/10/50	2	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Windsor	New	Hoyts	7/10/50	2	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	14/10/50	3	S	2	Dancing in the Dark
Newmarket	Newmarket	Suburban	14/10/50	3	S	2	Francis
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	14/10/50	3	S	2	Francis
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	14/10/50	3	S	2	Dancing in the Dark
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	14/10/50	3	S	2	Dancing in the Dark
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	14/10/50	3	S	2	Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	14/10/50	3	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	14/10/50	3	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Coburg	Grand	Hoyts	14/10/50	3	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Elsternwick	Renown	Hoyts	14/10/50	3	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	14/10/50	3	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	14/10/50	3	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	14/10/50	3	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Balwyn	Time	Hoyts	21/10/50	4	S	2	Dancing in the Dark
Camberwell	Broadway	Hoyts	21/10/50	4	S	2	Dancing in the Dark
Gardiner	Regent	Hoyts	21/10/50	4	S	2	Dancing in the Dark
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	21/10/50	4	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	21/10/50	4	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	21/10/50	4	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	21/10/50	4	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Kew	Rialto	Hoyts	21/10/50	4	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Footscray	Trocadero	Hoyts	21/10/50	4	W	2	Francis
Fairfield	Fairfield	Suburban	28/10/50	5	S	2	Francis
Hartwell	Regal	Suburban	28/10/50	5	S	2	Dancing in the Dark
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	28/10/50	5	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	28/10/50	5	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Canterbury	Maling	Hoyts	28/10/50	5	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Footscray	Barkly	Hoyts	28/10/50	5	T	2	Francis
Ivanhoe	Ivanhoe	Hoyts	28/10/50	5	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Malvern	Victory	Hoyts	28/10/50	5	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Yarraville	St. George	Suburban	4/11/50	6	S	2	Dancing in the Dark
North Melbourne	Loco	Independent	4/11/50	6	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Williamstown	Shore	Hoyts	4/11/50	6	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
Oakleigh	Paramount	Independent	11/11/50	7	S	2	Dancing in the Dark
Clifton Hill	Clifton	Suburban	11/11/50	7	W	2	Francis
Box Hill	Regent	Suburban	18/11/50	8	W	2	Nancy Goes to Rio
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	2/12/50	10	T	2	Dancing in the Dark
West Preston	Rivoli	Independent	24/2/51	22	T	2	Wabash Avenue
Elwood	Broadway	Independent	28/4/51	31	T	2	The Lady Takes a Sailor
Blackburn	Blackburn	Independent	5/5/51	32	S	2	Dear to My Heart
Fairfield	Fairfield	Suburban	5/5/51	32	T	2	Let’s Dance
Greensborough	Victory	Suburban	23/6/51	39	T	2	The Iroquois Trail