US Release date: 9 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 March 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 98 minutes. Director: André De Toth Cast: Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell & Veronica Lake Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Capitol for two weeks from 17 February 1950 supported by Louisa Suburban Release Type:Continue reading “SLATTERY’S HURRICANE”
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SIREN OF ATLANTIS
US Release date: January 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 February 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 75 minutes. Director: Gregg G. Tallas Cast: Maria Montez, Jean-Pierre Aumont & Dennis O’Keefe Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: One week at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 9 December 1949 with My Brother’s Keeper asContinue reading “SIREN OF ATLANTIS”
ADVENTURE IN BALTIMORE
US Release date: 29 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 July 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA. Running time: 89 minutes. Director: Richard Wallace Cast: Robert Young, Shirley Temple & John Agar Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Six weeks at Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre from 12th May 1950 as support to So Dear to MyContinue reading “ADVENTURE IN BALTIMORE”
SO DEAR TO MY HEART
US Release date: 29 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950 Genre: Family Country: USA. Running time: 79 minutes. Director: Harold D. Schuster & Hamilton Luske Cast: Burl Ives, Beulah Bondi, Bobby Driscoll Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Six weeks at Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre from 12th May 1950 with Adventure in BaltimoreContinue reading “SO DEAR TO MY HEART”
APPOINTMENT WITH MURDER
US Release date: 24 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 67 minutes. Director: Jack Bernhard Cast: John Calvert, Catherine Craig & Jack Reitzen Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 3 February 1950 supporting Outpost in Morocco SuburbanContinue reading “APPOINTMENT WITH MURDER”
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
UK Release date: 14 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 July 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK. Running time: 99 minutes. Director: David MacDonald Cast: Fredric March, Florence Eldridge & Francis L. Sullivan Australian Distributor:General Film Distributors Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Athenaeum Theatre for two weeks from 5 May 1950 as a feature only presentation.Continue reading “CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS”
ARCTIC MANHUNT
US Release date: 18 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 April 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 60 minutes. Director: Ewing Scott Cast: Mikel Conrad, Carol Thurston & Wally Cassell Australian Distributor: Universal International Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: One week at Union’s Liberty Theatre from 3 March 1950 as support to City Across theContinue reading “ARCTIC MANHUNT”
ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN
US Release date: 1 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 5 August 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 110 minutes (colour) Director: Vincent Sherman Cast: Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors & Robert Douglas Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Regent Theatre from 7 July 1950 as a feature only presentationContinue reading “ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN”
ADAM’S RIB
US Release date: 18 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950 Genre: Romantic Comedy Country: USA. Running time: 101 minutes. Director: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn & Judy Holliday Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Union’s Metro Collins St. Theatre from 19 May 1950 as a feature onlyContinue reading “ADAM’S RIB”
ADAM AND EVELYNE
UK Release date: 4 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 15 July 1950 Genre: Romantic Comedy Country: UK. Running time: 70 minutes. Director: Harold French Cast: Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger & Edwin Styles Australian Distributor: General Film Distributors Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Athenaeum for five weeks from 19 May 1950 supported by Stop Press Girl SuburbanContinue reading “ADAM AND EVELYNE”
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