US Release date: 2 December 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 30 September 1950
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Running time: 92 minutes (colour)
Director: Irving Reis
Cast: William Powell, Mark Stevens & Betsy Drake
Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for three weeks from 25 August 1950 supported by Without Honor.
Suburban Release Type: Suburban St. Kilda Palais EX-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 201 | 118 |
| EF PPE | 4.10 | 131 |
| Metres Travelled | 492,800 | 141 |
| Average MT | 10,057 | 204 |
| Engagements | 49 | 105 |
| Slots | 50 | 195 |
| Weeks | 1 | 284 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 2.04% | 334 |
| Saturdays | 16 | 149 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 32.65% | 199 |
| Tuesdays | 32 | 17 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 65.31% | 43 |
| First billed | 49 | 49 |
| Second billed | 0 | 293* |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 48 |
| Ratio | 97.96% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 5.60% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 1 |
| Ratio | 2.04% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.35% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 32 |
| Ratio | 65.31% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.47% |
| Independent eng | 7 |
| Ratio | 14.29% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.79% |
| Suburban eng | 10 |
| Ratio | 20.41% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.31% |
Notes: Fox colour musical that had all of its 49 engagements as top-billers but only scraped into 200 EF points due to two thirds being on Tuesdays. A Dangerous Profession ws its regular support act.
Dancing in the Dark engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St. Kilda | Palais | Suburban | 30/9/50 | 1 | W | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 7/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 7/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 14/10/50 | 3 | S | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 14/10/50 | 3 | S | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 3 | S | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 14/10/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Riders in the Sky |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 3 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 3 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 3 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 3 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 3 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 3 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 3 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | S | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | S | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Into the Straight |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | S | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 21/10/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Calamity Jane and Sam Bass |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 4 | T | 1 | The Travelling Saleswoman |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 5 | S | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 5 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 5 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 5 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 5 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 5 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 4/11/50 | 6 | S | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 4/11/50 | 6 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 6 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 11/11/50 | 7 | S | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 18/11/50 | 8 | T | 1 | Esther Waters |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 18/11/50 | 8 | T | 1 | Shanghai Chest |
| West Preston | Rivoli | Independent | 25/11/50 | 9 | S | 1 | Tarzan and the Slave Girl |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 2/12/50 | 10 | T | 1 | Esther Waters |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 2/12/50 | 10 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| West Coburg | Progress | Independent | 27/1/51 | 19 | T | 1 | I Wouldn’t Be in Your Shoes |
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