US Release date: 24 May 1950
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 30 December 1950
Genre: Musical
Country: USA
Running time: 92 minutes (colour)
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Phil Harris
Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 1 December 1950 supported by Train to Alcatraz.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 12-W-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 182 | 127 |
| EF PPE | 3.79 | 143 |
| Metres Travelled | 486,794 | 150 |
| Average MT | 10,142 | 184 |
| Engagements | 48 | 124 |
| Slots | 48 | 214 |
| Weeks | 0 | 338 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 0.00% | 338 |
| Saturdays | 16 | 149 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 33.33% | 188 |
| Tuesdays | 32 | 17 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 66.67% | 36 |
| First billed | 45 | 74 |
| Second billed | 3 | 234 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 46 |
| Ratio | 95.83% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.47% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 2 |
| Ratio | 4.17% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.22% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 32 |
| Ratio | 66.67% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 0.89% |
| Independent eng | 7 |
| Ratio | 14.58% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.08% |
| Suburban eng | 9 |
| Ratio | 18.75% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.97% |
Notes: In a sign that Betty Grable’s appeal was waning this musical found itself relegated to the Tuesday slots, albeit whilst topping the bill. Still, 182 EF points was still a respectable number and not far removed from the EF Top 100. The Capture was its regular support player.
Wabash Avenue engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St. Kilda | Palais | Suburban | 30/12/1950 | 1 | S | 2 | Father of the Bride |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 1 | S | 1 | The Capture |
| Coburg | Town Hall | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 1 | S | 1 | The Capture |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 1 | S | 1 | The Capture |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 30/12/1950 | 1 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 1 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 1 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 1 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 1 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 1 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 1 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 1 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 6/01/1951 | 2 | S | 1 | The Capture |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 6/01/1951 | 2 | S | 1 | The Capture |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 2 | S | 1 | The Capture |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 2 | S | 1 | The Capture |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 6/01/1951 | 2 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 2 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 2 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 2 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 2 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 2 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 3 | S | 1 | The Capture |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 3 | S | 1 | The Capture |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 3 | S | 1 | The Capture |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 3 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 3 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 3 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 3 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 3 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 3 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 3 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 20/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | The Capture |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 20/01/1951 | 4 | S | 1 | The Capture |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 20/01/1951 | 4 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 20/01/1951 | 4 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 20/01/1951 | 4 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 20/01/1951 | 4 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 27/01/1951 | 5 | S | 1 | The Capture |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 27/01/1951 | 5 | T | 1 | False Paradise |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 27/01/1951 | 5 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 3/02/1951 | 6 | T | 1 | The Capture |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 17/02/1951 | 8 | T | 1 | Flaming Fury |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 24/02/1951 | 9 | S | 2 | Tokyo Joe |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 24/02/1951 | 9 | T | 1 | Marry Me |
| West Preston | Rivoli | Independent | 24/02/1951 | 9 | T | 1 | A Dangerous Profession |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 24/03/1951 | 13 | T | 2 | Canadian Pacific |
| West Coburg | Progress | Independent | 19/05/1951 | 21 | S | 1 | The Ghost Goes West |
The 1950 Project 