US Release date: 3 March 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 October 1950
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Running time: 61 minutes
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: Tim Holt, Richard Martin & Martha Hyer
Australian Distributor: RKO
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for three weeks from 23 August 1950 as support to Tarzan and the Slave Girl.
Suburban Release Type: Universal 6-W-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 21 | 335 |
| EF PPE | 1.31 | 349 |
| Metres Travelled | 120,207 | 327 |
| Average MT | 7,513 | 352 |
| Engagements | 16 | 318 |
| Slots | 17 | 323 |
| Weeks | 1 | 284 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 6.25% | 247 |
| Saturdays | 3 | 317 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 18.75% | 291 |
| Tuesdays | 12 | 161 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 75.00% | 19 |
| First billed | 0 | 263 |
| Second billed | 16 | 164 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 12 |
| Ratio | 75.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -17.36% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 2 |
| Ratio | 12.50% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 7.11% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 2 |
| Ratio | 12.50% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 10.26% |
| Hoyts eng | 13 |
| Ratio | 81.25% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 15.47% |
| Independent eng | 1 |
| Ratio | 6.25% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.25% |
| Suburban eng | 2 |
| Ratio | 12.50% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -10.22% |
Notes: RKO oater than managed a less-than-average number of bookings in support of Mr Peabody and the Mermaid. Rarely moved far from the city and abysmal metrics account for its data table being drenched in red.
Rustlers engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Corridor of Mirrors |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Tarzan and the Slave Girl |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 4/11/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| St. Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Meet the Killer |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 3 | T | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 18/11/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 25/11/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Mr Peabody and the Mermaid |
| Coburg | Town Hall | Hoyts | 6/1/51 | 11 | S | 2 | Superman |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 14/4/51 | 25 | S | 2 | Quicksand |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 28/4/51 | 27 | T | 2 | Sanders of the River |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 26/5/51 | 31 | S | 2 | Odette |
The 1950 Project 