US Release date: 2 February 1950
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 November 1950
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Running time: 101 minutes
Director: George Sidney
Cast: Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Frank Morgan
Australian Distributor: MGM
Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James Theatre for two weeks from 1 September 1950 supported by Side Street.
Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 381 | 18 |
| EF PPE | 7.78 | 23 |
| Metres Travelled | 541,800 | 62 |
| Average MT | 11,057 | 61 |
| Engagements | 49 | 105 |
| Slots | 83 | 30 |
| Weeks | 34 | 24 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 69.39% | 35 |
| Saturdays | 10 | 219 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 20.41% | 277 |
| Tuesdays | 5 | 261 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 10.20% | 303 |
| First billed | 49 | 49 |
| Second billed | 0 | 293* |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 47 |
| Ratio | 95.92% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 9.25% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 1 |
| Ratio | 2.04% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.58% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 1 |
| Ratio | 2.04% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.67% |
| Hoyts eng | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.84% |
| Independent eng | 36 |
| Ratio | 73.47% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.64% |
| Suburban eng | 13 |
| Ratio | 26.53% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 4.48% |
Notes: Proof that Gable and the MGM gloss continued to fill seats, this entry from The King finished 18th for the year with 381 EF points and a 7.78 PPE (23rd). Nothing remarkable about other metrics but the key ones were healthy. Most of its 49 engagements were packed into its first ten weeks, with a couple of late additional appearances. Side Street was its regular support partner.
Key to the City engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 18/11/1950 | 1 | T | 1 | Side Street |
| Albert Park | Kinema | Independent | 18/11/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Burnley | Burnley | Independent | 18/11/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| North Carlton | Adelphi | Independent | 18/11/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Richmond | National | Independent | 18/11/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| St. Kilda | Astor | Independent | 18/11/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Toorak | Village | Independent | 18/11/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| St. Kilda | Palais | Suburban | 18/11/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 25/11/1950 | 2 | T | 1 | Side Street |
| Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 25/11/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Caulfield | Camden | Independent | 25/11/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Elsternwick | Esquire | Independent | 25/11/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Moonee Ponds | Moonee | Independent | 25/11/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| West Brunswick | Western | Independent | 25/11/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Westgarth | Westgarth | Independent | 25/11/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Malvern | Embassy | Suburban | 25/11/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Preston | Planet | Suburban | 25/11/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Brunswick East | Liberty | Independent | 2/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| East Malvern | Waverley | Independent | 2/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Essendon | Regal | Independent | 2/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Glenferrie | Glen | Independent | 2/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Hawthorn | Vogue | Independent | 2/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Balwyn | Balwyn | Suburban | 2/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Camberwell | Rivoli | Suburban | 2/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Ormond | Plaza | Suburban | 2/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Preston | St. James | Suburban | 2/12/1950 | 3 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| North Brighton | Gardenvale | Independent | 9/12/1950 | 4 | S | 1 | Side Street |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 9/12/1950 | 4 | S | 1 | Side Street |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 9/12/1950 | 4 | S | 1 | Side Street |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 9/12/1950 | 4 | T | 1 | Side Street |
| Ashburton | Civic | Independent | 9/12/1950 | 4 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Middle Brighton | Dendy | Independent | 9/12/1950 | 4 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Footscray | Grand | Independent | 9/12/1950 | 4 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Sandringham | Roxy | Independent | 9/12/1950 | 4 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 16/12/1950 | 5 | S | 1 | Side Street |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 16/12/1950 | 5 | S | 1 | Side Street |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 16/12/1950 | 5 | S | 1 | Side Street |
| Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 16/12/1950 | 5 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Heidelberg | Orient | Independent | 16/12/1950 | 5 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Yarraville | Sun | Independent | 16/12/1950 | 5 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Oakleigh | Plaza | Independent | 23/12/1950 | 6 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 30/12/1950 | 7 | S | 1 | Side Street |
| Surrey Hills | Surrey | Independent | 30/12/1950 | 7 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Murrumbeena | Argosy | Suburban | 6/01/1951 | 8 | S | 1 | Side Street |
| West Preston | Rivoli | Independent | 6/01/1951 | 8 | T | 1 | Side Street |
| Chelsea | Plaza | Independent | 13/01/1951 | 9 | W | 1 | Side Street |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 20/01/1951 | 10 | S | 1 | Side Street |
| South Melbourne | Empire | Suburban | 12/05/1951 | 26 | S | 1 | Mary Ryan Detective |
| West Coburg | Progress | Independent | 22/09/1951 | 45 | T | 1 | Vicious Circle |
The 1950 Project 