US Release date: 10 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 81 minutes (Colour). Director: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Loretta Young, Van Johnson & Rudy Vallee Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Capitol Theatre from 25 November 1949 for two weeks with Embraceable You as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1Continue reading “MOTHER IS A FRESHMAN”
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TARZAN’S MAGIC FOUNTAIN
US Release date: 5 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 73 minutes Director: Lee Sholem Cast: Lex Barker, Brenda Joyce & Albert Dekker Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Esquire Theatre for three weeks from 16 December 1949 with My Girl Tisa as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2Continue reading “TARZAN’S MAGIC FOUNTAIN”
KING OF THE GAMBLERS
US Release date: 26 April 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 60 minutes. Director: George Blair Cast: Janet Martin, William Wright & Thurston Hall Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Union’s Majestic Theatre from 12 August 1949 as support to Streets of Laredo. Suburban Release Type: Union Port Melbourne EX-2Continue reading “KING OF THE GAMBLERS”
CAUGHT
US Release date: 17 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 88 minutes. Director: Max Ophüls Cast: James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes & Robert Ryan Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James Theatre for one week from 30 September 1949 with The Inlanders as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 4-L-2 RankingsContinue reading “CAUGHT”
IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING
US Release date: 10 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes. Director: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Ray Milland, Jean Peters & Paul Douglas Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 2 December 1949 with Tucson as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 RankingsContinue reading “IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING”
LEATHER GLOVES
US Release date: 11 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 January 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 75 minutes. Director: William Asher Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Virginia Grey & Jane Nigh Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Union’s State theatre from 14 October 1949 supporting The Return of October. Suburban Release Type: Union 5-W-2 RankingsContinue reading “LEATHER GLOVES”
THE RETURN OF OCTOBER
US Release date: 26 October 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes. Director: Joseph H. Lewis Cast: Glenn Ford, Terry Moore & Albert Sharpe Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Union’s State theatre from 14 October 1949 with Leather Gloves as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 5-W-1 RankingsContinue reading “THE RETURN OF OCTOBER”
CORRIDOR OF MIRRORS
UK Release date: 10 March 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 October 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK. Running time: 105 minutes. Director: Terence Young Cast: Eric Portman, Edana Romney & Barbara Mullen Australian Distributor: GFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum for one week from 29 September 1950 supported by Step by Step. Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “CORRIDOR OF MIRRORS”
MR. PERRIN AND MR. TRAILL
US Release date: 17 September 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 April 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK. Running time: 92 minutes. Director: Lawrence Huntington Cast: Marius Goring, David Farrar & Greta Gynt Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Athenaeum for two weeks from 17 February 1950 supported by All Over the Town Suburban Release Type:Continue reading “MR. PERRIN AND MR. TRAILL”
DAYBREAK
UK Release date: 19 May 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: UK. Running time: 81 minutes. Director: Compton Bennett Cast: Eric Portman, Ann Todd & Maxwell Reed Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Australia cinema for two weeks from 20 Jan 1950 supported by When the Bough Breaks. SuburbanContinue reading “DAYBREAK”
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