UK Release date: 2 January 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 24 June 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 100 minutes Director: Jack Lee Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Bonar Colleano & Bill Owen Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for two weeks from 26 May 1950 supporting Miraculous Journey Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 63 282 EF PPE 1.47Continue reading “ONCE A JOLLY SWAGMAN”
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IT’S NOT CRICKET
UK Release date: 16 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 24 June 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 77 minutes. Director: Alfred Roome & Roy Rich Cast: Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne & Susan Shaw Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Regent theatre for nine weeks from 3 March 1950 as support to The Third Man. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Regent South Yarra EX-2Continue reading “IT’S NOT CRICKET”
THE SMALL BACK ROOM
UK Release date: 21 January 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 24 June 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 106 minutes. Director: Michael Powell Cast: David Farrar, Jack Hawkins & Kathleen Byron Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum theatre for two weeks from 21 April 1950 supported by The Last Wish. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 97 209 EFContinue reading “THE SMALL BACK ROOM”
JOLSON SINGS AGAIN
US Release date: 10 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 24 June 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 96 minutes (colour) Director: Henry Levin Cast: Larry Parks, Barbara Hale & William Demarest Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Initially at Union’s State theatre for seven weeks from 17 March 1950 with the first four weeks as a feature only presentation and the finalContinue reading “JOLSON SINGS AGAIN”
THE MUTINEERS
US Release date: 22 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 17 March 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 60 minutes Director: Jean Yarbrough Cast: Jon Hall, George Reeves & Adele Jergens Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for two weeks from 10 March 1950 supported by The Doolins of Oklahoma. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “THE MUTINEERS”
MADAME BOVARY
US Release date: 25 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 17 June 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 104 minutes. Director: Vincent Minnelli Cast: Jennifer Jones, James Mason & Van Heflin Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s Metro theatre for two weeks from 24 February 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Union 6-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 267Continue reading “MADAME BOVARY”
MY BROTHER’S KEEPER
UK Release date: 9 August 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 17 June 1950 Genre: Crime Country: UK Running time: 86 minutes Director: Alfred Roome Cast: Jack Warner, Jane Hylton & George Cole. Production Company: Gainsborough Pictures. Australian Distributor: GBDFD. Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum, for one week from 19 December 1949 supporting Siren of Atlantis.Continue reading “MY BROTHER’S KEEPER”
THE ARGYLE SECRETS
US Release date: 7 May 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 17 June 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 64 minutes Director: Cy Endfield Cast: William Gargan, Marjorie Lord & Ralph Byrd Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol theatre for three weeks from 21 April 1950 supporting Oh! You Beautiful Doll. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “THE ARGYLE SECRETS”
THE DOOLINS OF OKLAHOMA
US Release date: 27 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 10 June 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 90 minutes. Director: Gordon Douglas Cast: Randolph Scott, Virginia Huston & John Ireland Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for two weeks from 10 March 1950 supported by The Mutineers. Suburban Release Type: Union 5-W-2 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “THE DOOLINS OF OKLAHOMA”
THE DARK PAST
US Release date: 22 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 10 June 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 73 minutes Director: Rudolph Maté Cast: William Holden, Nina Foch & Lee J. Cobb Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from March 10 1950 supported by Make Believe Ballroom. Suburban Release Type: Union 5-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 267 75Continue reading “THE DARK PAST”
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