FLAMING FURY

US Release date: 28 July 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban:  2 December 1950

Genre: Crime

Country: USA

Running time: 60 minutes 

Director: George Blair

Cast: George Cooper, Roy Roberts, Billy Wayne  

Australian Distributor: BEF 

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for two weeks from 3 November 1950 supporting One Sunday Afternoon.

Suburban Release Type: Hoyts St. Kilda Victory EX-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	76	257
EF PPE	1.58	320
Metres Travelled	526,540	86
Average MT	10,970	69
Engagements	48	124
Slots	50	195
Weeks	2	238
Weeks as % of engagements	4.17%	278
Saturdays	24	88
Sats as % of engagements	50.00%	95
Tuesdays	22	85
Tues as % of engagements	45.83%	122
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	48	27
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	46
Ratio	95.83%
Difference to chain ratio	3.47%
Eng weeks 11-26	1
Ratio	2.08%
Difference to chain ratio	-3.31%
Eng weeks 27-52	1
Ratio	2.08%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.16%
Hoyts eng	35
Ratio	72.92%
Difference to chain ratio	7.14%
Independent eng	3
Ratio	6.25%
Difference to chain ratio	-5.25%
Suburban eng	10
Ratio	20.83%
Difference to chain ratio	-1.89%

Notes: Republic crime quickie that supported The Big Lift across the suburbs. Rarely troubled the scorers but did manage a decent average metres travelled per engagement (finishing 69th).

Flaming Fury engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
St. Kilda	Victory	Hoyts	2/12/1950	1	W	2	The Big Lift
Caulfield	Crystal Palace	Suburban	9/12/1950	2	S	2	The Big Lift
Malvern	New	Hoyts	9/12/1950	2	S	2	The Big Lift
North Fitzroy	Merri	Hoyts	9/12/1950	2	S	2	The Big Lift
South Yarra	Regent	Hoyts	9/12/1950	2	S	2	The Big Lift
Windsor	New	Hoyts	9/12/1950	2	S	2	The Big Lift
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	9/12/1950	2	T	2	The Big Lift
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	9/12/1950	2	T	2	The Big Lift
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	9/12/1950	2	T	2	The Big Lift
Richmond	Cinema	Hoyts	9/12/1950	2	T	2	The Big Lift
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	16/12/1950	3	S	2	The Big Lift
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	16/12/1950	3	S	2	The Big Lift
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	16/12/1950	3	S	2	The Big Lift
Coburg	Grand	Hoyts	16/12/1950	3	S	2	The Big Lift
Elsternwick	Renown	Hoyts	16/12/1950	3	S	2	The Big Lift
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	16/12/1950	3	S	2	The Big Lift
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	16/12/1950	3	T	2	The Big Lift
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	16/12/1950	3	T	2	The Big Lift
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	16/12/1950	3	T	2	The Big Lift
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	16/12/1950	3	T	2	The Big Lift
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	16/12/1950	3	T	2	The Big Lift
Brunswick	Alhambra	Hoyts	23/12/1950	4	S	2	The Big Lift
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	23/12/1950	4	S	2	The Big Lift
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	23/12/1950	4	S	2	The Big Lift
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	23/12/1950	4	S	2	The Big Lift
Balwyn	Time	Hoyts	23/12/1950	4	T	2	The Big Lift
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	23/12/1950	4	T	2	The Big Lift
Camberwell	Broadway	Hoyts	23/12/1950	4	T	2	The Big Lift
Gardiner	Regent	Hoyts	23/12/1950	4	T	2	The Big Lift
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	23/12/1950	4	T	2	The Big Lift
Kew	Rialto	Hoyts	23/12/1950	4	T	2	The Big Lift
Footscray	Trocadero	Hoyts	23/12/1950	4	W	2	The Big Lift
Collingwood	Austral	Suburban	30/12/1950	5	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Hartwell	Regal	Suburban	30/12/1950	5	S	2	The Big Lift
Canterbury	Maling	Hoyts	30/12/1950	5	S	2	The Big Lift
Ivanhoe	Ivanhoe	Hoyts	30/12/1950	5	S	2	The Big Lift
Malvern	Victory	Hoyts	30/12/1950	5	S	2	The Big Lift
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	30/12/1950	5	T	2	The Big Lift
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	30/12/1950	5	T	2	The Big Lift
Footscray	Barkly	Hoyts	30/12/1950	5	T	2	The Big Lift
Yarraville	St. George	Suburban	6/01/1951	6	S	2	The Big Lift
North Melbourne	Loco	Independent	6/01/1951	6	T	2	The Big Lift
Williamstown	Shore	Hoyts	6/01/1951	6	T	2	The Big Lift
Oakleigh	Paramount	Independent	13/01/1950	7	S	2	The Big Lift
Eltham	Plaza	Suburban	13/01/1950	7	S	2	The Big Lift
Prahran	Empress	Hoyts	20/01/1951	8	T	2	Look for the Silver Lining
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	17/02/1951	12	T	2	Wabash Avenue
Chelsea	Plaza	Independent	9/06/1951	28	S	2	If You Feel Like Singing