THE WOMAN ON PIER 13

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US Release date: 8 October 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban:  25 November 1950

Genre:  Crime

Country: USA

Running time: 83 minutes 

Director: Robert Stevenson

Cast: Robert Ryan, Laraine Day, John Agar

Australian Distributor: RKO

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol Theatre for two weeks from 13 October 1950 as support to Stromboli.

Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-2

Rankings

Rank
EF Points90223
EF PPE1.91275
Metres Travelled466,138 171
Average MT9,918 244
Engagements47144
Slots49206
Weeks2238
Weeks as % of engagements4.26%276
Saturdays21112
Sats as % of engagements44.68%137
Tuesdays2462
Tues as % of engagements51.06%92
First billed4196
Second billed4360
Feature only034*
*Last

Hoyts ratios

Engagements weeks 1-1046
Ratio97.87%
Difference to chain ratio5.51%
Eng weeks 11-261
Ratio2.13%
Difference to chain ratio-3.26%
Eng weeks 27-520
Ratio0.00%
Difference to chain ratio-2.24%
Hoyts eng30
Ratio63.83%
Difference to chain ratio-1.95%
Independent eng6
Ratio12.77%
Difference to chain ratio1.27%
Suburban eng11
Ratio23.40%
Difference to chain ratio0.68%

Notes: Dreary Howard Hughes anti-red nonsense that contractually roped in a miserable Robert Ryan. Finished poorly in most metrics and under 100 EF points. Under My Skin usually top the bill as they played across the suburbs.

The Woman on Pier 13 engagements

SUBURBVENUECHAINDATEWDBCO-FEATURE
Albert ParkParkHoyts25/11/19501S2Under My Skin
FitzroyRegentHoyts25/11/19501S2Under My Skin
Port MelbourneEclipseHoyts25/11/19501S2Under My Skin
PrahranEmpressHoyts25/11/19501S1Smart Girls Don’t Talk
RichmondCinemaHoyts25/11/19501S2Under My Skin
CaulfieldCrystal PalaceSuburban25/11/19501T2Under My Skin
CollingwoodAustralSuburban25/11/19501T2Under My Skin
MalvernNewHoyts25/11/19501T2Under My Skin
North Fitzroy MerriHoyts25/11/19501T2Under My Skin
St. KildaMemorialHoyts25/11/19501W1For Them That Trespass
RichmondGlobeSuburban2/12/19502S2Under My Skin
Ascot ValeWaratahHoyts2/12/19502S2Under My Skin
BrunswickAlhambraHoyts2/12/19502S1Smart Girls Don’t Talk
CoburgTown HallHoyts2/12/19502S1Smart Girls Don’t Talk
EssendonPlazaHoyts2/12/19502S2Under My Skin
GlenhuntlyGlenhuntlyHoyts2/12/19502S2Under My Skin
ThornburyRegentHoyts2/12/19502S2Under My Skin
Ascot ValeAscotSuburban2/12/19502T2Under My Skin
NewmarketNewmarketSuburban2/12/19502T2Under My Skin
NorthcoteNorthcoteSuburban2/12/19502T2Under My Skin
BrightonCentreHoyts2/12/19502T2Under My Skin
ElsternwickRenownHoyts2/12/19502T2Under My Skin
EssendonCircleHoyts2/12/19502T2Under My Skin
BentleighBentleighHoyts9/12/19503S2Under My Skin
CarnegieCarnegieHoyts9/12/19503S2Under My Skin
GlenferriePalaceHoyts9/12/19503S2Under My Skin
PrestonCircleHoyts9/12/19503S2Under My Skin
BalwynTimeHoyts9/12/19503T2Under My Skin
GardinerRegentHoyts9/12/19503T2Under My Skin
HamptonSouthernHoyts9/12/19503T2Under My Skin
KewRialtoHoyts9/12/19503T2Under My Skin
FootscrayTrocaderoHoyts9/12/19503W2Under My Skin
North Fitzroy PalaceSuburban16/12/19504S2Under My Skin
FairfieldFairfieldSuburban16/12/19504T2Under My Skin
HartwellRegalSuburban16/12/19504T2Under My Skin
CanterburyMalingHoyts16/12/19504T2Under My Skin
IvanhoeIvanhoeHoyts16/12/19504T2Under My Skin
MalvernVictoryHoyts16/12/19504T2Under My Skin
North MelbourneLocoIndependent23/12/19505S2Under My Skin
YarravilleSt. GeorgeSuburban23/12/19505S2Under My Skin
WilliamstownShoreHoyts23/12/19505T2Under My Skin
OakleighParamountIndependent30/12/19506S2Under My Skin
North RichmondVictoriaIndependent6/01/19517T2The Gay Lady
Box HillRialtoSuburban6/01/19517T2Under My Skin
West PrestonRivoliIndependent13/01/19518S2Under My Skin
ElwoodBroadwayIndependent20/01/19519T2The Big Lift
ReservoirPlazaIndependent3/02/195111T2No Sad Songs For Me

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