US Release date: 6 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 13 May 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 66 minutes. Director: Cy Endfield Cast: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr. & Lina Romay Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 31 March 1950 supporting The Gallant Legion. Suburban Release Type: Union 4-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 53 300Continue reading “THE BIG FIGHT”
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CAPTAIN CHINA
US Release date: 2 February 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 13 May 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 97 minutes. Director: Lewis R. Foster Cast: John Payne, Gail Russell & Jeffrey Lynn Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 7 April 1950 with Blondie’s Secret as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 338 45Continue reading “CAPTAIN CHINA”
FREE FOR ALL
US Release date: 25 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 13 May 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 83 minutes. Director: Charles Barton Cast: Robert Cummings, Ann Blyth & Percy Kilbride Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for two weeks from 3 March 1950 as support to Bagdad. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 71 270 EF PPEContinue reading “FREE FOR ALL”
OH, YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL
US Release date: 11 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 13 May 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 93 minutes (colour) Director: John M. Stahl Cast: Mark Stevens, June Haver & S.Z. Sakall Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol theatre from 21 April 1950 for three weeks with Argyle Secrets as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 RankingsContinue reading “OH, YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL”
BATTLEGROUND
US Release date: 9 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950 Genre: War Country: USA Running time: 118 minutes Director: William A. Wellman Cast: Van Johnson, John Hodiak & Ricardo Montalban Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Simultaneously at MGM’s Metro and St. James theatres on 10 March 1950 for three weeks at former and two at the latter; both asContinue reading “BATTLEGROUND”
THINGS HAPPEN AT NIGHT
UK Release date: 3 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: Genre: Fantasy Country: UK Running time: 79 minutes Director: Francis Searle Cast: Gordon Harker, Alfred Drayton & Robertson Hare Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum for three weeks from 11 November 1949 supporting The Glass Mountain. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 3-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 24 330 EF PPE 1.50 331Continue reading “THINGS HAPPEN AT NIGHT”
HOLIDAY IN HAVANA
US Release date: 15 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 70 minutes Director: Jean Yarbrough Cast: Desi Arnez, Mary Hatcher & Ann Doran Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for three weeks from 3 March 1950 supporting Anna Lucasta. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 82 242Continue reading “HOLIDAY IN HAVANA”
THAT DANGEROUS AGE
UK Release date: 13 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 98 minutes Director: Gregory Ratoff Cast: Myrna Loy, Roger Livesey, Peggy Cummins Australian Distributor: London Films Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for two weeks from 7 April 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 155 150Continue reading “THAT DANGEROUS AGE”
HOUSE OF STRANGERS
US Release date: 30 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 101 minutes Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward & Richard Conte Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for two weeks from 7 April 1950 with The Huggetts Abroad as support Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-1 RankingsContinue reading “HOUSE OF STRANGERS”
MA AND PA KETTLE
US Release date: 1 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 76 minutes Director: Charles Lamont Cast: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride & Richard Long Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic theatre for five weeks from 17 February 1950 with Illegal Entry as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 348 40Continue reading “MA AND PA KETTLE”
The 1950 Project 