US Release date: 20 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 12 August 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 99 minutes Director: Michael Gordon Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston & Stephen McNally Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 21 July 1950 supporting Into the Straight. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 102 200Continue reading “THE LADY GAMBLES”
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OBSESSION
US Release date: 3 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 12 August 1950 Genre: Crime Country: UK Running time: 96 minutes Director: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Robert Newton, Sally Gray & Phil Brown Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum theatre for four weeks from 23 June 1950 supported by Poet’s Pub. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 161 145 EF PPEContinue reading “OBSESSION”
KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS
UK Release date: 23 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 5 August 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 108 minutes Director: Robert Hamer Cast: Dennis Price, Alec Guinness & Valerie Hobson Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor theatre for seventeen weeks from 17 March 1950 supported by The 1950 British Empire Games. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 270Continue reading “KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS”
HOLIDAY AFFAIR
US Release date: 23 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 5 August 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes Director: Don Hartman Cast: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh & Wendell Corey Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 30 June 1950 supported by Flaxy Martin. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 169Continue reading “HOLIDAY AFFAIR”
HEART OF VIRGINIA
US Release date: 25 April 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 60 minutes Director: R. G. Springsteen Cast: Janet Martin, Robert Lowery & Frankie Darro Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic theatre for two weeks from 21 October 1949 supporting Song of Surrender. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 71 270 EF PPEContinue reading “HEART OF VIRGINIA”
MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA
US Release date: 19 November 1947 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 July 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 173 minutes Director: Dudley Nichols Cast: Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave & Raymond Massey Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Savoy theatre for five weeks from 5 May 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Malvern Victory EX-FO Rankings Rank EF Points 4Continue reading “MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA”
FLAXY MARTIN
US Release date: 15 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 July 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 86 minutes Director: Richard L. Bare Cast: Virginia Mayo, Zachary Scott & Dorothy Malone Australian Distributor: Warner Bros. Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 30 June 1950 supporting Holiday Affair. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “FLAXY MARTIN”
KISS IN THE DARK
US Release date: 25 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 July 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes Director: Delmer Daves Cast: David Niven, Jane Wyman & Victor Moore Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Esquire for one week from 23 June 1950 supported by Fighting Fools. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 102 200 EF PPEContinue reading “KISS IN THE DARK”
PINKY
US Release date: 29 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 July 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 102 minutes Director: Elia Kazan Cast: Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore & Ethel Waters Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for four weeks from 23 June 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory 1-EX Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “PINKY”
BLONDIE’S BIG DEAL
US Release date: 10 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 July 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 66 minutes Director: Edward Bernds Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake & Larry Simms Australian Distributor: Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for two weeks from 16 June 1950 supporting After Midnight. Suburban Release Type: Union 3-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 44 306 EF PPEContinue reading “BLONDIE’S BIG DEAL”
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