US Release date: 27 April 1950
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 November 1950
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Running time: 88 minutes
Director: Rudolph Maté
Cast: Margaret Sullavan, Wendell Corey & Viveca Lindfors
Australian Distributor: Columbia
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Savoy Theatre for six weeks from 8 September 1950 as a feature only presentation.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 234 | 100 |
| EF PPE | 4.78 | 106 |
| Metres Travelled | 501,579 | 127 |
| Average MT | 10,236 | 168 |
| Engagements | 49 | 105 |
| Slots | 54 | 151 |
| Weeks | 5 | 168 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 10.20% | 199 |
| Saturdays | 23 | 96 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 46.94% | 124 |
| Tuesdays | 21 | 95 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 42.86% | 133 |
| First billed | 47 | 64 |
| Second billed | 2 | 248 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 43 |
| Ratio | 87.76% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -4.60% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 6 |
| Ratio | 12.24% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 6.85% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 33 |
| Ratio | 67.35% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.57% |
| Independent eng | 7 |
| Ratio | 14.29% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.79% |
| Suburban eng | 9 |
| Ratio | 18.37% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -4.35% |
Notes: Columbia drama was given its city run at the Savoy, evidence of it being a difficult sell. However when it hit the suburbs it did okay, sneaking into the 100th EF spot. Splitting between Saturdays and Tuesdays it was a good, mid-tier performer in all metrics.
No Sad Songs for Me engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St. Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 18/11/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | Under My Skin |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 25/11/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 25/11/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 25/11/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 25/11/1950 | 2 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 25/11/1950 | 2 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 25/11/1950 | 2 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 25/11/1950 | 2 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 25/11/1950 | 2 | W | 2 | Under My Skin |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 25/11/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | Under My Skin |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 25/11/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | Under My Skin |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 2/12/1950 | 3 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 2/12/1950 | 3 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 3 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 3 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 3 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 2/12/1950 | 3 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 3 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 3 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 3 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 3 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 3 | W | 2 | Under My Skin |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 4 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 4 | S | 1 | Under My Skin |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 4 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 4 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 4 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 4 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 4 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 4 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 4 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 4 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 16/12/1950 | 5 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 5 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 5 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 5 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 16/12/1950 | 5 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 5 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 6 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 23/12/1950 | 6 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 30/12/1950 | 7 | T | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 6/01/1951 | 8 | S | 1 | Smart Girls Don’t Talk |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 13/01/1951 | 9 | S | 1 | One Sunday Afternoon |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 27/01/1951 | 11 | T | 1 | Third Time Lucky |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 3/02/1951 | 12 | T | 1 | The Woman on Pier 13 |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 10/02/1951 | 13 | T | 1 | Home in Oklahoma |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 10/02/1951 | 13 | T | 1 | Home in Oklahoma |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 3/03/1951 | 16 | S | 1 | El Dorado |
| Pascoe Vale | Tasma | Suburban | 31/03/1951 | 20 | S | 1 | Blood on the Moon |
The 1950 Project 