US Release date: 8 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 October 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 110 minutes. Directors: Robert Rossen Cast: Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru Australian Distributor: Columbia Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Savoy Theatre for eight weeks from 14 July 1950 as a feature only presentation Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “ALL THE KING’S MEN”
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ABANDONED
US Release date: 6 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 July 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 79 minutes. Director: Joseph M. Newman Cast: Dennis O’Keefe, Gale Storm & Jeff Chandler Australian Distributor: Universal Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for two weeks from 2 June 1950 supporting Once More, My Darling.Continue reading “ABANDONED”
STRANGE BARGAIN
US Release date: 5 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 February 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 68 minutes Directors: Will Price Cast: Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn & Harry Morgan Australian Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Esquire Theatre for four weeks from 6 January 1950 as support to Mr. JosephContinue reading “STRANGE BARGAIN”
TAKE ONE FALSE STEP
US Release date: 3 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 July 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 94 minutes. Director: Chester Erskine Cast: William Powell, Shelley Winters & Marsha Hunt Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Union’s Liberty Theatre from 9 March 1950 with Riders of the Santa Fe asContinue reading “TAKE ONE FALSE STEP”
THE THIRD MAN
UK Release date: 1 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 3 June 1950 Genre: Crime Country: UK-USA. Running time: 108 minutes. Director: Carol Reed Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli & Orson Welles Australian Distributor: London Films Melbourne Premiere Venue: Nine weeks at Hoyts Regent Theatre from 3 March 1950 with It’s Not Cricket as supportContinue reading “THE THIRD MAN”
THIEVES’ HIGHWAY
US Release date: 20 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 13 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 94 minutes. Director: Jules Dassin Cast: Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese & Lee J. Cobb Australian Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for three weeks from 31 March 1950 with Devil’s Cartgo asContinue reading “THIEVES’ HIGHWAY”
THREE CAME HOME
US Release date: 20 February 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 September 1950 Genre: War Country: USA. Running time: 106 minutes. Director:Jean Negulesco Cast: Claudette Colbert, Patric Knowles & Florence Desmond Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Hoyts Regent Theatre from 21 July 1950 as a feature only presentation.Continue reading “THREE CAME HOME”
TOKYO JOE
US Release date: 26 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 30 December 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 88 minutes. Director: Stuart Heisler Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Alexander Knox & Florence Marly Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Union’s State Theatre from 17 November 1950 supported by Mary Ryan, Detective Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “TOKYO JOE”
TRAIN OF EVENTS
UK Release date: 16 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 October 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK. Running time: 90 minutes. Directors: Sidney Cole, Charles Crichton & Basil Dearden Cast: Valerie Hobson, John Clements & Peter Finch Production Company: Ealing Studios Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor Theatre for seven weeks from 28Continue reading “TRAIN OF EVENTS”
THE TRAVELING SALESWOMAN
US Release date: 5 January 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 30 September 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA. Running time: 75 minutes. Director: Charles F. Reisner Cast: Joan Davis, Andy Devine & Adele Jergens Australian Distributor: Columbia Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty Theatre for two weeks from 25 August 1950 supporting Mark of the GorillaContinue reading “THE TRAVELING SALESWOMAN”
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