US Release date: 28 December 1948
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 December 1950
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Running time: 61 minutes
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Tim Holt, Richard Martin & Martha Hyer
Australian Distributor: RKO
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for two weeks from 13 October 1950 supporting Under My Skin.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 2-L-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 24 | 330 |
| EF PPE | 1.60 | 318 |
| Metres Travelled | 99,041 | 332 |
| Average MT | 6,603 | 355 |
| Engagements | 15 | 320 |
| Slots | 16 | 326 |
| Weeks | 1 | 284 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 6.67% | 243 |
| Saturdays | 7 | 273 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 46.67% | 125 |
| Tuesdays | 7 | 215 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 46.67% | 115 |
| First billed | 0 | 263* |
| Second billed | 15 | 170 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 8 |
| Ratio | 53.33% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -39.03% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 6 |
| Ratio | 40.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 34.61% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 1 |
| Ratio | 6.67% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 4.43% |
| Hoyts eng | 9 |
| Ratio | 60.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.78% |
| Independent eng | 1 |
| Ratio | 6.67% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -4.83% |
| Suburban eng | 5 |
| Ratio | 33.33% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 10.61% |
Notes: RKO Tim Holt oater that fleshed out the bill for a number of features late in the year. Only 15 screenings, all in support, resulting in a sea of red metrics.
Gun Smugglers engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 1 | S | 2 | The Story Of GI Joe |
| Coburg | Town Hall | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 1 | S | 2 | The Story Of GI Joe |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 3 | S | 2 | Miracle on 34th Street |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 3 | S | 2 | Miracle on 34th Street |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 3 | S | 2 | The Black Rose |
| St. Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 3 | W | 2 | Miracle on 34th Street |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 30/12/1950 | 4 | S | 2 | The Black Rose |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 3/02/1951 | 9 | T | 2 | The Capture |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 31/03/1951 | 17 | T | 2 | All About Eve |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 7/04/1951 | 18 | S | 2 | Quicksand |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 7/04/1951 | 18 | T | 2 | Quicksand |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 21/04/1951 | 20 | T | 2 | All About Eve |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 28/04/1951 | 21 | T | 2 | Champagne for Caesar |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 19/05/1951 | 24 | T | 2 | The Assassin |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 11/08/1951 | 36 | T | 2 | The Sullivans |
The 1950 Project 