US Release date: 31 March 1950
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 October 1950
Genre: Comedy
Country: US
Running time: 126 minutes (colour)
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Clifton Webb, Myrna Loy & Jeanne Crain
Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Regent Theatre for six weeks from 18 August 1950 as supported by The Threat.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 435 | 6 |
| EF PPE | 6.49 | 53 |
| Metres Travelled | 717,502 | 1 |
| Average MT | 10,709 | 115 |
| Engagements | 67 | 2 |
| Slots | 91 | 12 |
| Weeks | 24 | 60 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 35.82% | 123 |
| Saturdays | 30 | 50 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 44.78% | 136 |
| Tuesdays | 13 | 154 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 19.40% | 237 |
| First billed | 67 | 2 |
| Second billed | 0 | 293* |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 64 |
| Ratio | 95.52% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.16% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 3 |
| Ratio | 4.48% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.91% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 43 |
| Ratio | 64.18% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.60% |
| Independent eng | 9 |
| Ratio | 13.43% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.93% |
| Suburban eng | 15 |
| Ratio | 22.39% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.33% |
Notes: A Blockbuster performer that was the most travelled of all 1950 suburban releases, that had the second most engagements and top-billings and, with 435 EF points, the 6th highest for the year. Corridor of Mirrors and Mr Peabody and the Mermaid alternated as support acts.
Cheaper by the Dozen engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St. Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | It’s Hard Be Good |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 4/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 4/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | It’s Hard Be Good |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 4/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 4/11/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 4/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 4 | T | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 18/11/50 | 5 | S | 1 | It’s Hard Be Good |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 18/11/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 18/11/50 | 5 | W | 1 | Rusty’s Birthday |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 5 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 5 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 5 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 25/11/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Poet’s Pub |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 25/11/50 | 6 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 6 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 2/12/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 7 | S | 1 | The Big Wheel |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 2/12/50 | 7 | W | 1 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 2/12/50 | 7 | W | 1 | Meet the Killer |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 9/12/50 | 8 | T | 1 | The Big Sombrero |
| Chelsea | Plaza | Independent | 9/12/50 | 8 | W | 1 | The Dark Tower |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 16/12/50 | 9 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 16/12/50 | 9 | S | 1 | The Tattooed Stranger |
| West Preston | Rivoli | Independent | 16/12/50 | 9 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 6/1/51 | 12 | S | 1 | The Travelling Saleswoman |
| West Coburg | Progress | Independent | 13/1/51 | 13 | S | 1 | Driftwood |
| Blackburn | Blackburn | Independent | 17/3/51 | 22 | S | 1 | Bungalow 13 |
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