US Release date: 10 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 January 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 122 minutes (colour). Director: Mervyn Leroy Cast: June Allyson, Peter Lawford & Margaret O’Brien Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’S Metro Theatre for five weeks from 26 October 1949 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-FO Rankings RankContinue reading “LITTLE WOMEN”
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COME TO THE STABLE
US Release date: 27 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 94 minutes Director: Henry Koster Cast: Loretta Young, Celeste Holm & Hugh Marlowe Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Regent Theatre for three weeks from 30 December 1949 with Fly Away Peter as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1Continue reading “COME TO THE STABLE”
PORTRAIT OF JENNIE
US Release date: 25 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 January 1950 Genre: Fantasy Country: USA Running time: 86 minutes. Director: William Dieterle Cast: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten & Ethel Barrymore Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Union’s Majestic Theatre from 4 November 1949 with I Wouldn’t Be in Your Shoes as support. Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “PORTRAIT OF JENNIE”
CHICKEN EVERY SUNDAY
US Release date: 18 January 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 94 minutes. Director: George Seaton Cast: Dan Dailey, Celeste Holm & Colleen Townsend Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: One week at Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre from 11 November 1949 with The Brass Monkey as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 RankingsContinue reading “CHICKEN EVERY SUNDAY”
SILENT DUST
UK Release date: 1 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 82 minutes. Director: Lance Comfort Cast: Sally Gray, Stephen Murray & Derek Farr Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor Theatre for eight weeks from 23 September 1949 with The Last Lead as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 RankingsContinue reading “SILENT DUST”
LAW OF THE BARBARY COAST
US Release date: 11 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 65 minutes. Director: Lew Landers Cast: Gloria Henry, Stephen Dunne & Adele Jergens Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic Theatre for three weeks from 18 November 1949 as support to Lust for Gold. Suburban Release Type: Union 5-W-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “LAW OF THE BARBARY COAST”
LUST FOR GOLD
US Release date: 10 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 90 minutes. Director: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Glenn Ford, Ida Lupino & Gig Young Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic Theatre for three weeks from 18 November 1949 with Law of the Barbary Coast as support. Suburban Release Type: UnionContinue reading “LUST FOR GOLD”
BROKEN JOURNEY
UK Release date: 31 May 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 89 minutes. Director: Ken Annakin Cast: Phyllis Calvert Margot Grahame & James Donald Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre from 11 November 1949 as support to The Fan. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 8-W-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “BROKEN JOURNEY”
JOHNNY STOOL PIGEON
US Release date: 20 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 76 minutes. Director: William Castle Cast: Howard Duff, Shelley WInters & Dan Duryea Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for two weeks from 18 November 1949 as support to Yes Sir, That’s My Baby! Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 RankingsContinue reading “JOHNNY STOOL PIGEON”
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (RR)
US Release date: 3 December 1948 (re-release of 1935 film) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 91 minutes. Director: Sam Wood Cast: The Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James Theatre for eight weeks beginning 7 November 1949 with Kid Glove Killer as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 4-L-1Continue reading “A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (RR)”
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