US Release date: 21 December 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 December 1950
Genre: War
Country: USA
Running time: 132 minutes
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe & Gary Merrill
Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Regent Theatre for two weeks from 24 November as a feature only presentation.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts’ Victory EX-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 323 | 51 |
| EF PPE | 5.77 | 76 |
| Metres Travelled | 610,032 | 10 |
| Average MT | 10,893 | 85 |
| Engagements | 56 | 19 |
| Slots | 67 | 70 |
| Weeks | 7 | 141 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 12.50% | 177 |
| Saturdays | 36 | 21 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 64.29% | 40 |
| Tuesdays | 13 | 154 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 23.21% | 217 |
| First billed | 52 | 31 |
| Second billed | 0 | 293* |
| Feature only | 4 | 9 |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 52 |
| Ratio | 92.86% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 0.50% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 4 |
| Ratio | 7.14% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.75% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 34 |
| Ratio | 60.71% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.07% |
| Independent eng | 9 |
| Ratio | 16.07% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 4.57% |
| Suburban eng | 13 |
| Ratio | 23.21% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 0.49% |
Notes: Strong late-year performer for Hoyts that just fell shy of the top 50 EF earners and ended a solid year for Gregory Peck Ranked high in a number of metrics including 10th for metres travelled. Alias the Champ was its regular partner.
Twelve O’Clock High engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St. Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 30/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | The Guilty |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 30/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Flaming Fury |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | The Guilty |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 2 | W | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 6/01/1951 | 3 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 6/01/1951 | 3 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 3 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 3 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 3 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 3 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 3 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 6/01/1951 | 3 | T | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 6/01/1951 | 3 | T | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 3 | T | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 3 | T | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 3 | W | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 4 | T | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 4 | T | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 4 | T | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 4 | W | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 20/01/1951 | 5 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 20/01/1951 | 5 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 20/01/1951 | 5 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 20/01/1951 | 5 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 20/01/1951 | 5 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 20/01/1951 | 5 | T | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 20/01/1951 | 5 | T | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 27/01/1951 | 6 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 27/01/1951 | 6 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 27/01/1951 | 6 | T | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 3/02/1951 | 7 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 3/02/1951 | 7 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 3/02/1951 | 7 | W | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 10/02/1951 | 8 | T | FO | FO |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 10/02/1951 | 8 | T | FO | FO |
| West Preston | Rivoli | Independent | 17/02/1951 | 9 | S | 1 | Singing Spurs |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 17/02/1951 | 9 | T | FO | FO |
| Chelsea | Plaza | Independent | 3/03/1951 | 11 | W | 1 | Post Office Investigator |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 24/03/1951 | 14 | S | 1 | Borrowed Trouble |
| West Coburg | Progress | Independent | 21/04/1951 | 18 | S | FO | FO |
| Blackburn | Blackburn | Independent | 28/04/1951 | 19 | S | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
The 1950 Project 