US Release date: 16 July 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 November 1950
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Running time: 78 minutes
Director: Peter Godfrey
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Virginia Mayo & Eddie Bracken
Australian Distributor: Warner Bros
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre for three weeks from 15 September 1950 supported by Third Time Lucky.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 291 | 65 |
| EF PPE | 5.39 | 84 |
| Metres Travelled | 519,877 | 95 |
| Average MT | 9,627 | 302 |
| Engagements | 54 | 34 |
| Slots | 57 | 123 |
| Weeks | 3 | 214 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 5.56% | 259 |
| Saturdays | 37 | 16 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 68.52% | 27 |
| Tuesdays | 14 | 148 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 25.93% | 209 |
| First billed | 54 | 22 |
| Second billed | 0 | 293* |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 50 |
| Ratio | 92.59% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 0.23% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 4 |
| Ratio | 7.41% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.02% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 33 |
| Ratio | 61.11% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -4.67% |
| Independent eng | 8 |
| Ratio | 14.81% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.31% |
| Suburban eng | 13 |
| Ratio | 24.07% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.35% |
Notes: Warners’ comedy struck the right chord with audiences, closing in on 300 EF points for a 65th ranking for the year. With 37 Saturday bookings it ranked 16th, but was 302nd in terms of average metres travelled. Mrs. Mike was its regular support partner.
The Girl From Jones Beach engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St. Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Stromboli |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 18/11/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 18/11/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 25/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 25/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 25/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 25/11/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 9/12/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 9/12/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 9/12/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 9/12/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 9/12/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 9/12/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 9/12/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 16/12/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 16/12/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 16/12/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Mrs Mike |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 23/12/50 | 7 | S | 1 | The Male Animal |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 23/12/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Outside the Wall |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 23/12/50 | 7 | W | 1 | Outside the Wall |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 30/12/50 | 8 | S | 1 | Drums Along the Amazon |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 30/12/50 | 8 | T | 1 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond |
| West Preston | Rivoli | Independent | 30/12/50 | 8 | T | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| West Coburg | Progress | Independent | 20/1/51 | 11 | T | 1 | Outside the Wall |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 20/1/51 | 11 | T | 1 | Johnny Allegro |
| East Preston | Gowerville | Independent | 10/2/51 | 14 | W | 1 | Two Texas Knights |
| South Melbourne | Empire | Suburban | 17/2/51 | 15 | S | 1 | Man From Music Mountain |
The 1950 Project 