UK Release date: 7 June 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 92 minutes Director: Terence Young Cast: Nino Martini, Patricia Roc & Bonar Colleano Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at the independent Australia Theatre from 21 October 1949 supporting The Blind Goddess Suburban Release Type: Suburban Rivoli EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 27Continue reading “ONE NIGHT WITH YOU”
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JOAN OF ARC
US Release date: 11 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 February 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 146 minutes. Director: Victor Fleming Cast: Ingrid Bergman, José Ferrer, Francis L. Sullivan Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre for five weeks from 16 December 1949 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-FO Rankings Rank EF Points 285Continue reading “JOAN OF ARC”
LOOK BEFORE YOU LOVE
UK Release date: 7 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 96 minutes. Director: Harold Huth Cast: Margaret Lockwood, Griffith Jones & Norman Wooland Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Australia Cinema for three weeks from 31 December 1949 with Trouble in the Air as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 8-W-2 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “LOOK BEFORE YOU LOVE”
BRASS MONKEY
UK Release date: 15 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 100 minutes. Director: Thornton Freeland Cast: Carroll Levis, Carole Landis & Herbert Lom Australian Distributor: UA Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for one week from 11 November 1949 as support to Chicken Every Sunday. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 5-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 53Continue reading “BRASS MONKEY”
RED, HOT AND BLUE
US Release date: 5 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 84 minutes. Director: John Farrow Cast: Betty Hutton, Victor Mature, William Demarest Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Union’s State Theatre from 23 December 1949 supporting The Great Lover. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 103 199 EF PPEContinue reading “RED, HOT AND BLUE”
CHICAGO DEADLINE
US Release date: 3 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 February 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 86 minutes. Director: Lewis Allen Cast: Alan Ladd, Donna Reed and June Havoc Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty Theatre for four weeks from 23 December 1949 with Robin Hood of Texas as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “CHICAGO DEADLINE”
MY GIRL TISA
US Release date: 7 February 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 February 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 95 minutes. Director: Elliot Nugent Cast: Lilli Palmer, Sam Wanamaker & Akim Tamiroff Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for three weeks from 16 December 1949 as support to Tarzan’s Magic Fountain. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “MY GIRL TISA”
THE BLIND GODDESS
UK Release date: 18 October 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 February 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 87 minutes. Director: Harold French Cast: Eric Portman, Anne Crawford and Hugh Williams Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at the independent Australia Theatre from 21 October 1949 with One Night With You as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “THE BLIND GODDESS”
EMBRACEABLE YOU
US Release date: 15 July 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 January 1950 Genre: Genre Country: USA Running time: 80 minutes. Director: Felix Jacoves Cast: Dane Clark, Geraldine Brooks and S.Z. Sakall Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts’ Capitol Theatre from 25 November 1949 supporting Mother is a Freshman Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 109Continue reading “EMBRACEABLE YOU”
YES SIR, THAT’S MY BABY
US Release date: 10 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 January 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 82 minutes (Colour) Director: George Sherman Cast: Donald O’Connor, Charles Coburn & Gloria DeHaven Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for two weeks from 18 November 1949 with Johnny Stool Pigeon as support Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-1Continue reading “YES SIR, THAT’S MY BABY”
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