SIDE STREET

US Release date: 23 March 1950

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban:  11 November 1950

Genre: Crime

Country: USA

Running time: 83 minutes 

Director: Anthony Mann 

Cast:  Farley Granger, Cathy O’Donnell, James Craig

Australian Distributor: MGM

Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James Theatre for two weeks from 1 September 1950 supporting Key to the City.

Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	126	167
EF PPE	2.57	207
Metres Travelled	562,069	37
Average MT	11,471	26
Engagements	49	105
Slots	83	30
Weeks	34	24
Weeks as % of engagements	69.39%	35
Saturdays	9	231
Sats as % of engagements	18.37%	294
Tuesdays	6	236
Tues as % of engagements	12.24%	278
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	49	21
Feature only	0	34*

Independent ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	47
Ratio	95.92%
Difference to chain ratio	9.25%
Eng weeks 11-26	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-7.62%
Eng weeks 27-52	2
Ratio	4.08%
Difference to chain ratio	-1.63%
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: Solid Anthony Mann noir would have gained a number of Tuesday night top-billings had it played the Hoyts circuit, but as a product of MGM it was relegated to supporting Key to the City through Union houses (and to the pleasure of audiences who were presented with a quality second feature). Due to being carried in Gable’s slipstream it managed a reasonable 126 EF points.

Side Street engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Collingwood	Austral	Suburban	18/11/1950	1	T	2	Key to the City
Albert Park	Kinema	Independent	18/11/1950	1	W	2	Key to the City
Burnley	Burnley	Independent	18/11/1950	1	W	2	Key to the City
North Carlton	Adelphi	Independent	18/11/1950	1	W	2	Key to the City
Richmond	National	Independent	18/11/1950	1	W	2	Key to the City
St. Kilda	Astor	Independent	18/11/1950	1	W	2	Key to the City
Toorak	Village	Independent	18/11/1950	1	W	2	Key to the City
St. Kilda	Palais	Suburban	18/11/1950	1	W	2	Key to the City
Newmarket	Newmarket	Suburban	25/11/1950	2	T	2	Key to the City
Brunswick	Empire	Independent	25/11/1950	2	W	2	Key to the City
Caulfield	Camden	Independent	25/11/1950	2	W	2	Key to the City
Elsternwick	Esquire	Independent	25/11/1950	2	W	2	Key to the City
Moonee Ponds	Moonee	Independent	25/11/1950	2	W	2	Key to the City
West Brunswick	Western	Independent	25/11/1950	2	W	2	Key to the City
Westgarth	Westgarth	Independent	25/11/1950	2	W	2	Key to the City
Malvern	Embassy	Suburban	25/11/1950	2	W	2	Key to the City
Preston	Planet	Suburban	25/11/1950	2	W	2	Key to the City
Brunswick East	Liberty	Independent	2/12/1950	3	W	2	Key to the City
East Malvern	Waverley	Independent	2/12/1950	3	W	2	Key to the City
Essendon	Regal	Independent	2/12/1950	3	W	2	Key to the City
Glenferrie	Glen	Independent	2/12/1950	3	W	2	Key to the City
Hawthorn	Vogue	Independent	2/12/1950	3	W	2	Key to the City
Balwyn	Balwyn	Suburban	2/12/1950	3	W	2	Key to the City
Camberwell	Rivoli	Suburban	2/12/1950	3	W	2	Key to the City
Ormond	Plaza	Suburban	2/12/1950	3	W	2	Key to the City
Preston	St. James	Suburban	2/12/1950	3	W	2	Key to the City
North Brighton	Gardenvale	Independent	9/12/1950	4	S	2	Key to the City
Elwood	Broadway	Independent	9/12/1950	4	S	2	Key to the City
North Melbourne	Central	Independent	9/12/1950	4	S	2	Key to the City
Fairfield	Fairfield	Suburban	9/12/1950	4	T	2	Key to the City
Ashburton	Civic	Independent	9/12/1950	4	W	2	Key to the City
Middle Brighton	Dendy	Independent	9/12/1950	4	W	2	Key to the City
Footscray	Grand	Independent	9/12/1950	4	W	2	Key to the City
Sandringham	Roxy	Independent	9/12/1950	4	W	2	Key to the City
Newport	Plaza	Independent	16/12/1950	5	S	2	Key to the City
Williamstown	Empress	Independent	16/12/1950	5	S	2	Key to the City
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	16/12/1950	5	S	2	Key to the City
Coburg	Plaza	Independent	16/12/1950	5	W	2	Key to the City
Heidelberg	Orient	Independent	16/12/1950	5	W	2	Key to the City
Yarraville	Sun	Independent	16/12/1950	5	W	2	Key to the City
Oakleigh	Plaza	Independent	23/12/1950	6	W	2	Key to the City
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	30/12/1950	7	S	2	Key to the City
Surrey Hills	Surrey	Independent	30/12/1950	7	W	2	Key to the City
Murrumbeena	Argosy	Suburban	6/01/1951	8	S	2	Key to the City
West Preston	Rivoli	Independent	6/01/1951	8	T	2	Key to the City
Chelsea	Plaza	Independent	13/01/1951	9	W	2	Key to the City
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	20/01/1951	10	S	2	Key to the City
Greensborough	Victory	Suburban	30/06/1951	33	T	2	The Lady Takes a Sailor
West Coburg	Progress	Independent	7/07/1951	34	S	2	Mother Didn’t Tell Me