US Release date: 4 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 15 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 91 minutes Director: Maxwell Shane Cast: Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter & Luis Van Rooten Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 3 March 1950 with Arctic Manhunt as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 114 182Continue reading “CITY ACROSS THE RIVER”
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NEPTUNE’S DAUGHTER
US Release date: 9 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 April 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 95 minutes Director: Edward Buzzell Cast: Esther Williams, Red Skelton & Ricardo Montalban Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Simultaneously at MGM’s Metro and St. James theatres from 9 December 1950 with six weeks at the former and two at the latter as aContinue reading “NEPTUNE’S DAUGHTER”
ALL OVER THE TOWN
UK Release date: 25th April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 April 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 83 minutes Director: Derek Twist Cast: Norman Wooland, Sarah Churchill & Cyril Cusack Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum theatre for two weeks from 17 February 1950 as support to Mr Perrin and Mr Traill. Suburban Release Type: Suburban Palais EX-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “ALL OVER THE TOWN”
EARL CARROLL SKETCHBOOK
US Release date: 22 August 1946 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 60 minutes Director: Albert S. Rogell Cast: Constance Moore, William Marshall & Bill Goodwin Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 11 June 1948 as support ot Rainbow Over Texas. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 28Continue reading “EARL CARROLL SKETCHBOOK”
LOADED PISTOLS
US Release date: 15 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 78 minutes. Director: John English Cast: Gene Autry, Barbara Britton & Chill Wills Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 17 February 1950 supporting Jungle Jim. Suburban Release Type: Union 3-L-2 Rankings EF Points 30 322 EF PPE 2.00Continue reading “LOADED PISTOLS”
JUNGLE JIM
US Release date: 15 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 71 minutes Director: William Berke Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Virginia Grey & George Reeves Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 17 February 1950 with Loaded Pistols as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 58 290Continue reading “JUNGLE JIM”
THE LOVERS
US Release date: 25 January 1949 (as Shockproof) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 79 minutes Director: Douglas Sirk Cast: Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knight & John Baragrey Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for two weeks from 18 November 1949 with Rusty Saves a Life as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “THE LOVERS”
TULSA
US Release date: 13 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 90 minutes (colour) Director: Stuart Heisler Cast: Susan Hayward, Robert Preston & Pedro Armendáriz Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Savoy theatre for four weeks from 6 January 1950 with Incident as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 3-L-1 Rankings EF Points 171 136 EFContinue reading “TULSA”
SONG OF INDIA
US Release date: 28 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 77 minutes Director: Albert S. Rogell Cast: Turhan Bey, Gail Russell & Sabu Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 3 February 1950 supported by Smoky River Serenade. Suburban Release Type: Union 4-W-1 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “SONG OF INDIA”
I CHEATED THE LAW
US Release date: 4 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 69 minutes. Director: Edward L. Cahn Cast: Tom Conway, Steve Brodie & Robert Osterloh Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 3 March 1950 as support to The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend. Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “I CHEATED THE LAW”
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