US Release date: 26 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 99 minutes. Director: Lewis R. Foster Cast: Dorothy Lamour, Brian Donlevy & Claire Trevor Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum for one week from 2 December 1949 with The Bullfighters as support. Suburban Release Type: Independent Reservoir Plaza EX-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “THE LUCKY STIFF”
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INNER SANCTUM MYSTERY
US Release date: October 15 1948 (as Inner Sanctum) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 62 minutes. Director: Lew Landers Cast: Charles Russell, Mary Beth Hughes, Dale Belding Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol theatre for three weeks from 27 January 1950 as support to Too Late for Tears Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “INNER SANCTUM MYSTERY”
THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS
UK Release date: 26 January 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 95 minutes. Director: David Lean Cast: Ann Todd, Trevor Howard & Claude Rains Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum theatre for four weeks from 23 December 1949 with Badger’s Green as support. Suburban Release Type: Suburban Palais EX-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 170 137Continue reading “THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS”
SCENE OF THE CRIME
US Release date: 28 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 94 minutes. Director: Roy Rowland Cast: Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl & Gloria DeHaven Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Metro’s St. James theatre for four weeks from 20 January 1950 as support to Conspirator Suburban Release Type: Union 7-W-2 Rankings EF Points 120 173 EFContinue reading “SCENE OF THE CRIME”
CONSPIRATOR
US Release date: 29 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 87 minutes Director: Victor Saville Cast: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor & Robert Flemyng Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Metro’s St. James’ theatre for four weeks from 20 January 1950 with Scene of the Crime as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 7-W-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “CONSPIRATOR”
TUCSON
US Release date: 27 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 64 minutes Director: William F. Claxton Cast: Jimmy Lydon, Penny Edwards & Deanna Wayne Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 2 December 1949 supporting It Happens Every Spring. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 Rankings EFContinue reading “TUCSON”
THE BEAUTIFUL BLONDE FROM BASHFUL BEND
US Release date: 27 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 77 minutes Director: Preston Sturges Cast: Betty Grable, Cesar Romero & Rudy Vallee Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire for two weeks from 3 March 1950 with I Cheated the Law as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “THE BEAUTIFUL BLONDE FROM BASHFUL BEND”
THE WOMAN IN WHITE
US Release date: 7 May 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 109 minutes Director: Peter Godfrey Cast: Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker & Sydney Greenstreet Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum for one week from 24 February 1950 with King of the Lumberjacks as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 174Continue reading “THE WOMAN IN WHITE”
OUTPOST IN MOROCCO
US Release date: 24 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 92 minutes Director: Robert Florey Cast: George Raft, Marie Windsor & Akim Tamiroff Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 3 February 1950 supported by Appointment With Murder SuburbanContinue reading “OUTPOST IN MOROCCO”
WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS
UK Release date: 19 November 1947 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 78 minutes. Director: Lawrence Huntington Cast: Patricia Roc, Rosamund John & Bill Owen Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Australia cinema for two weeks from 20 January 1950 with Daybreak as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Memorial EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 6 349 EFContinue reading “WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS”
The 1950 Project 