US Release date: 17 February 1950
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 October 1950
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Running time: 88 minutes (colour).
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: George Montgomery, Rod Cameron & Marie Windsor
Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum Theatre for two weeks from 15 September 1950 supported by The Red Menace
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 8-W-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 151 | 151 |
| EF PPE | 3.36 | 163 |
| Metres Travelled | 431,989 | 212 |
| Average MT | 9,600 | 304 |
| Engagements | 45 | 177 |
| Slots | 46 | 236 |
| Weeks | 1 | 284 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 2.22% | 318 |
| Saturdays | 10 | 219 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 22.22% | 266 |
| Tuesdays | 34 | 9 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 75.56% | 17 |
| First billed | 37 | 108 |
| Second billed | 8 | 202 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 40 |
| Ratio | 88.89% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.47% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 4 |
| Ratio | 8.89% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.50% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 1 |
| Ratio | 2.22% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.02% |
| Hoyts eng | 28 |
| Ratio | 62.22% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.56% |
| Independent eng | 6 |
| Ratio | 13.33% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.83% |
| Suburban eng | 11 |
| Ratio | 24.44% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.72% |
Notes: B+ oater scored well on the top-billing metric but landed so many Tuesday bookings that it fared ninth overall in that category. Otherwise a decent mid-table finisher. The Red Menace was its regular support.
Dakota Lil engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 1 | S | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 21/10/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Nancy Goes to Rio |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 1 | T | 1 | The Tattooed Stranger |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 1 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 1 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 1 | T | 1 | The Tattooed Stranger |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 1 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| St. Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 1 | W | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Dividing Line |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Coburg | Town Hall | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Nancy Goes to Rio |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | One Night With You |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 2 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 11/11/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Nancy Goes to Rio |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 11/11/50 | 4 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 4 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 4 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 4 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 18/11/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Tattooed Stranger |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 18/11/50 | 5 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 5 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 25/11/50 | 6 | T | 1 | The Threat |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 2/12/50 | 7 | T | 2 | Interference |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 23/12/50 | 10 | S | 2 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 23/12/50 | 10 | T | 1 | The Red Menace |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 13/1/51 | 13 | T | 2 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| West Preston | Rivoli | Independent | 24/2/51 | 19 | S | 1 | Obsession |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 7/4/51 | 25 | S | 2 | Mother Didn’t Tell Me |
| West Coburg | Progress | Independent | 14/4/51 | 26 | T | 1 | Buccaneer’s Girl |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 28/4/51 | 28 | T | 2 | Quicksand |
The 1950 Project 