US Release date: 8 October 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 May 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 61 minutes Director: George Archainbaud Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde & Rand Brooks Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: No City Release Suburban Release Type: Union North Melbourne Loco EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 3 355* EF PPE 1.00 356* Metres Travelled 22,412 353 AverageContinue reading “STRANGE GAMBLE”
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1950 BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES
NZ Release date: Unknown First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 August 1950 Genre: Documentary Country: New Zealand Running time: 100 minutes Director: None Credited Cast: None Credited Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor theatre for seventeen weeks from 17 March 1950 supporting Kind Hearts and Coronets. Suburban Release Type: Union Coburg West Progress EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 5 351 EFContinue reading “1950 BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES”
POET’S PUB
UK Release date: 5 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 September 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 79 minutes Director: Frederick Wilson Cast: Derek Bond, Rona Anderson & James Robertson Justice Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum theatre for four weeks from 23 June 1950 supporting Obsession. Suburban Release Type: Union 3-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 22 333 EF PPEContinue reading “POET’S PUB”
TENSION
US Release date: 25 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 September 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 95 minutes Director: John Berry Cast: Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter & Cyd Charisse Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James theatre for two weeks from 14 July 1950 supporting Ambush. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 141 157 EF PPE 2.76Continue reading “TENSION”
AMBUSH
US Release date: 13 January 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 September 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 90 minutes Director: Sam Wood Cast: Robert Taylor, John Hodiak & Arlene Dahl Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James theatre for two weeks from 14 July 1950 supported by Tension. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 375 22 EFContinue reading “AMBUSH”
CALAMITY JANE AND SAM BASS
US Release date: 4 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 September 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 86 minutes Director: George Sherman Cast: Yvonne De Carlo, Howard Duff & Dorothy Hart Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 4 August 1950 supported by Shanghai Chest. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 81Continue reading “CALAMITY JANE AND SAM BASS”
TARZAN AND THE SLAVE GIRL
US Release date: 23 June 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 September 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 74 minutes Director: Lee Sholem Cast: Lex Barker, Vanessa Brown & Robert Alda Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for three weeks from 25 August 1950 supported by The Rustlers. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 162 142 EFContinue reading “TARZAN AND THE SLAVE GIRL”
PRINCE OF FOXES
US Release date: 23 December 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 September 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 107 minutes Director: Henry King Cast: Tyrone Power, Orson Welles & Wanda Hendrix Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol theatre for two weeks from 18 August 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “PRINCE OF FOXES”
LANDFALL
UK Release date: 27 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 September 1950 Genre: War Country: UK Running time: 86 minutes Director: Ken Annakin Cast: Michael Denison, Patricia Plunkett & Edith Sharpe Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor theatre for two weeks from 14 July 1950 supported by No Strangers Here. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 106 192 EFContinue reading “LANDFALL”
PAID IN FULL
US Release date: 15 February 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 September 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA. Running time: 98 minutes Director: William Dieterle Cast: Robert Cummings, Lizabeth Scott & Diana Lynn Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Union’s Liberty Theatre from 23 June 1950 with Champion Chumps as support. Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “PAID IN FULL”
The 1950 Project 