BARBARY PIRATE

US Release date: 28 July 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban:  9 December 1950

Genre: Adventure 

Country: USA

Running time: 64 minutes 

Director: Lew Landers

Cast: Donald Woods, Trudy Marshall, Stefan Schnabel 

Australian Distributor: Columbia

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for two weeks from 15 September 1950 supporting Whirlpool.

Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	58	290
EF PPE	2.07	256
Metres Travelled	285,002	285
Average MT	10,179	179
Engagements	28	281
Slots	36	287
Weeks	8	135
Weeks as % of engagements	28.57%	133
Saturdays	14	166
Sats as % of engagements	50.00%	95
Tuesdays	6	236
Tues as % of engagements	21.43%	227
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	28	118
Feature only	0	34*

Independent ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	18
Ratio	64.29%
Difference to chain ratio	-22.38%
Eng weeks 11-26	6
Ratio	21.43%
Difference to chain ratio	13.81%
Eng weeks 27-52	4
Ratio	14.29%
Difference to chain ratio	8.58%
Hoyts eng	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.84%
Independent eng	22
Ratio	78.57%
Difference to chain ratio	1.46%
Suburban eng	6
Ratio	21.43%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.62%

Notes: Columbia backlot cheapie that Union doled out as support for Johnny Allegro. A mere 58 EF points from 28 bookings produced a PPE of 2.07 which was dire for a Union circuit feature. It did have a reasonably long life, picking up three engagements in its 41st week.

Barbary Pirate engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
North Carlton	Adelphi	Independent	9/12/1950	1	S	2	Johnny Allegro
Richmond	National	Independent	9/12/1950	1	W	2	Johnny Allegro
Caulfield	Camden	Independent	16/12/1950	2	S	2	Johnny Allegro
Glenferrie	Glen	Independent	23/12/1950	3	S	2	Johnny Allegro
Hawthorn	Vogue	Independent	23/12/1950	3	S	2	Johnny Allegro
Balwyn	Balwyn	Suburban	23/12/1950	3	T	2	Mr Deeds Goes to Town
West Preston	Rivoli	Independent	30/12/1950	4	S	2	Johnny Allegro
East Preston	Gowerville	Independent	30/12/1950	4	W	2	Johnny Allegro
Coburg	Plaza	Independent	6/01/1951	5	S	2	Johnny Allegro
West Coburg	Progress	Independent	6/01/1951	5	S	2	All the King’s Men
Newport	Plaza	Independent	6/01/1951	5	S	2	Johnny Allegro
Williamstown	Empress	Independent	6/01/1951	5	S	2	Johnny Allegro
Oakleigh	Plaza	Independent	6/01/1951	5	T	2	Johnny Allegro
Port Melbourne	Port	Independent	13/01/1951	6	W	2	Johnny Allegro
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	20/01/1951	7	T	2	The Big Lift
Preston	Planet	Suburban	27/01/1951	8	S	2	Johnny Allegro
Preston	St. James	Suburban	3/02/1951	9	S	2	Johnny Allegro
North Melbourne	Central	Independent	10/02/1951	10	S	2	Johnny Allegro
Pascoe Vale	Tasma	Suburban	24/02/1951	12	T	2	Johnny Allegro
South Melbourne	Empire	Suburban	3/03/1951	13	T	2	We Were Strangers
Brunswick	Empire	Independent	10/03/1951	14	W	2	Copper Canyon
Middle Brighton	Dendy	Independent	21/04/1951	20	W	2	The Furies
Footscray	Grand	Independent	21/04/1951	20	W	2	The Furies
Yarraville	Sun	Independent	28/04/1951	21	W	2	The Furies
Elsternwick	Esquire	Independent	7/07/1951	31	W	2	Two Weeks With Love
Heidelberg	Orient	Independent	15/09/1951	41	S	2	Mr Music
Reservoir	Plaza	Independent	15/09/1951	41	S	2	Fancy Pants
North Brighton	Gardenvale	Independent	15/09/1951	41	T	2	Two Weeks With Love