MURDER AT THE WINDMILL

US Release date: 6 June 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban:  28 October 1950

Genre: Crime

Country: UK

Running time: 70 minutes 

Director: Val Guest

Cast: Garry Marsh, Jon Pertwee & Jack Livesey

Australian Distributor: BEF

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor Theatre for three weeks from 28 July 1950 as support to Train of Events.

Suburban Release Type: Union 7-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	80	249
EF PPE	2.35	229
Metres Travelled	382,909	251
Average MT	11,262	37
Engagements	34	262
Slots	51	185
Weeks	17	84
Weeks as % of engagements	50.00%	87
Saturdays	12	185
Sats as % of engagements	35.29%	182
Tuesdays	5	261
Tues as % of engagements	14.71%	263
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	34	101
Feature only	0	34*

Independent ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	25
Ratio	73.53%
Difference to chain ratio	-13.14%
Eng weeks 11-26	2
Ratio	5.88%
Difference to chain ratio	-1.74%
Eng weeks 27-52	7
Ratio	20.59%
Difference to chain ratio	14.88%
Hoyts eng	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.84%
Independent eng	26
Ratio	76.47%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.64%
Suburban eng	8
Ratio	23.53%
Difference to chain ratio	1.48%

Notes: Val Guest’s quota quickie had some laughs and at least the promise of some glamour to gain 34 supporting engagements, mostly for Train of Events. Low rankings, but 80 EF points is probably more worthy than its threadbare budget deserved.

Murder at the Windmill engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Burnley	Burnley	Independent	28/10/50	1	S	2	Train of Events
North Carlton	Adelphi	Independent	28/10/50	1	S	2	Train of Events
Albert Park	Kinema	Independent	28/10/50	1	W	2	Train of Events
Richmond	National	Independent	28/10/50	1	W	2	Train of Events
St. Kilda	Astor	Independent	28/10/50	1	W	2	Train of Events
Toorak	Village	Independent	28/10/50	1	W	2	Train of Events
St. Kilda	Palais	Suburban	28/10/50	1	W	2	Train of Events
West Brunswick	Western	Independent	4/11/50	2	S	2	Train of Events
Brunswick	Empire	Independent	4/11/50	2	W	2	Train of Events
East Malvern	Waverley	Independent	11/11/50	3	W	2	Train of Events
East Preston	Gowerville	Independent	11/11/50	3	W	2	Train of Events
Balwyn	Balwyn	Suburban	11/11/50	3	W	2	Train of Events
Ormond	Plaza	Suburban	11/11/50	3	W	2	Train of Events
Ashburton	Civic	Independent	18/11/50	4	S	2	Train of Events
North Brighton	Gardenvale	Independent	18/11/50	4	S	2	Train of Events
West Preston	Rivoli	Independent	18/11/50	4	T	2	Train of Events
Middle Brighton	Dendy	Independent	18/11/50	4	W	2	Train of Events
Sandringham	Roxy	Independent	18/11/50	4	W	2	Train of Events
Newport	Plaza	Independent	25/11/50	5	S	2	Train of Events
Surrey Hills	Surrey	Independent	25/11/50	5	S	2	Train of Events
Williamstown	Empress	Independent	25/11/50	5	S	2	Train of Events
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	25/11/50	5	T	2	Train of Events
Oakleigh	Plaza	Independent	2/12/50	6	S	2	Train of Events
Box Hill	Regent	Suburban	9/12/50	7	S	2	Train of Events
Murrumbeena	Argosy	Suburban	16/12/50	8	S	2	Train of Events
Coburg	Plaza	Independent	27/1/51	14	W	2	Father of the Bride
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	10/3/51	20	T	2	The Big Lift
Moonee Ponds	Moonee	Independent	9/6/51	33	W	2	The Miniver Story
Glenferrie	Glen	Independent	16/6/51	34	W	2	The Miniver Story
Hawthorn	Vogue	Independent	16/6/51	34	W	2	The Miniver Story
Camberwell	Rivoli	Suburban	7/7/51	37	W	2	The Golden Salamander
West Coburg	Progress	Independent	8/9/51	46	S	2	Harvey
Greensborough	Victory	Suburban	8/9/51	46	T	2	Edward My Son
South Melbourne	Empire	Suburban	6/10/51	50	T	2	In a Lonely Place