US Release date: 28 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 77 minutes Director: Albert S. Rogell Cast: Turhan Bey, Gail Russell & Sabu Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 3 February 1950 supported by Smoky River Serenade. Suburban Release Type: Union 4-W-1 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “SONG OF INDIA”
Category Archives: Adventure
OUTPOST IN MOROCCO
US Release date: 24 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 92 minutes Director: Robert Florey Cast: George Raft, Marie Windsor & Akim Tamiroff Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 3 February 1950 supported by Appointment With Murder SuburbanContinue reading “OUTPOST IN MOROCCO”
SAND
US Release date: 4 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 78 minutes. Director: Louis King Cast: Mark Stevens, Coleen Gray & Rory Calhoun Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol for two weeks from 13 January 1949 with Miss Mink of 1949 as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 RankingsContinue reading “SAND”
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”
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”
MR. JOSEPH YOUNG OF AFRICA
US Release date: 27 July 1949 (as Mighty Joe Young) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 July 1950 Genre: Fantasy Country: USA. Running time: 94 minutes. Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack Cast: Terry Moore, Ben Johnson & Robert Armstrong Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 5 January 1950 with Strange BargainContinue reading “MR. JOSEPH YOUNG OF AFRICA”
MIRACULOUS JOURNEY
US Release date: 17 September 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 17 June 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 83 minutes. Director: Sam Newfield. Cast: Rory Calhoun, Virginia Grey & Audrey Long. Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox. Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum, for two weeks from 26 May 1950, first billed with Once a JollyContinue reading “MIRACULOUS JOURNEY”
MARK OF THE GORILLA
US Release date: 12 January 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 October 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 68 minutes. Director: William Berke Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Trudy Marshall & Suzanne Dalbert Australian Distributor: Columbia Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Union’s Liberty Theatre from 25 August 1950 supported by The Travelling Saleswoman. SuburbanContinue reading “MARK OF THE GORILLA”
DRUMS ALONG THE AMAZON
US Release date: 1 November 1948 (under the title Angel of the Amazon) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 November 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 86 minutes. Director: John H. Auer Cast: George Brent, Vera Ralston & Brian Aherne Production Company: Republic Pictures Australian Distributor: Republic Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: One week at Union’sContinue reading “DRUMS ALONG THE AMAZON”
WAKE OF THE RED WITCH
US Release date: 30 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 106 minutes. Director: Edward Ludwig Cast: John Wayne, Gail Russell & Gig Young Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Union’s State Theatre from 20 January 1950 supported by Out of the Storm. SuburbanContinue reading “WAKE OF THE RED WITCH”
The 1950 Project 