US Release date: 1 September 1950
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 December 1950
Genre: Adventure
Country: UK-USA.
Running time: 116 minutes
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Orson Welles & Cecile Aubrey
Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Regent for two weeks from 27 October 1950 as a feature-only presentation
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory 1-EX
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 250 | 89 |
| EF PPE | 5.00 | 95 |
| Metres Travelled | 551,643 | 53 |
| Average MT | 11,033 | 66 |
| Engagements | 50 | 86 |
| Slots | 55 | 143 |
| Weeks | 4 | 188 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 8.00% | 221 |
| Saturdays | 25 | 80 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 50.00% | 95 |
| Tuesdays | 21 | 95 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 42.00% | 134 |
| First billed | 49 | 49 |
| Second billed | 0 | 293* |
| Feature only | 1 | 20 |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 48 |
| Ratio | 96.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.64% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 2 |
| Ratio | 4.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.39% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 34 |
| Ratio | 68.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.22% |
| Independent eng | 7 |
| Ratio | 14.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.50% |
| Suburban eng | 9 |
| Ratio | 18.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -4.72% |
NOTES: Mid-tier costume adventure of the sort that was losing fashion by the end of the 40s with a star getting a little long in the tooth for such shenanigans. However it performed well enough to warrant top-billing on all of its suburban go-rounds and with a slight preference for Saturday nights. Its most common support was Post Office Investigator.
The Black Rose engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St. Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | The Good Humor Man |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Gun Smugglers |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 23/12/1950 | 2 | T | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 2 | T | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 30/12/1950 | 3 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 30/12/1950 | 3 | S | 1 | Gun Smugglers |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 30/12/1950 | 3 | T | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | T | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | T | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | T | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | T | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 4 | T | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 4 | T | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 4 | T | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 4 | T | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 4 | W | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 5 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 5 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 5 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 13/01/1951 | 5 | T | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 13/01/1951 | 5 | T | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 5 | T | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 5 | T | 1 | Fighting Back |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 20/01/1951 | 6 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 20/01/1951 | 6 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 20/01/1951 | 6 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 27/01/1951 | 7 | S | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 27/01/1951 | 7 | T | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Chelsea | Plaza | Independent | 3/02/1951 | 8 | W | 1 | Guns of Hate |
| West Preston | Rivoli | Independent | 10/02/1951 | 9 | T | 1 | Air Hostess |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 10/02/1951 | 9 | T | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 17/02/1951 | 10 | T | 1 | The Bodyguard |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 3/03/1951 | 12 | T | FO | FO |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 3/03/1951 | 12 | T | 1 | Henry the Rainmaker |
The 1950 Project 