US Release date: 7 May 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 17 June 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 64 minutes Director: Cy Endfield Cast: William Gargan, Marjorie Lord & Ralph Byrd Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol theatre for three weeks from 21 April 1950 supporting Oh! You Beautiful Doll. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “THE ARGYLE SECRETS”
Category Archives: Capitol
OH, YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL
US Release date: 11 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 13 May 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 93 minutes (colour) Director: John M. Stahl Cast: Mark Stevens, June Haver & S.Z. Sakall Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol theatre from 21 April 1950 for three weeks with Argyle Secrets as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 RankingsContinue reading “OH, YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL”
INNER SANCTUM MYSTERY
US Release date: October 15 1948 (as Inner Sanctum) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 62 minutes. Director: Lew Landers Cast: Charles Russell, Mary Beth Hughes, Dale Belding Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol theatre for three weeks from 27 January 1950 as support to Too Late for Tears Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “INNER SANCTUM MYSTERY”
MISS MINK OF 1949
US Release date: 11 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 March 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 69 minutes. Director: Glen Tryon Cast: Jimmy Lydon, Lois Collier & Richard Lane Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Capitol theatre from 13 January 1950 for two weeks as support to Sand. Suburban Release Type: Suburban Palais EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 75Continue reading “MISS MINK OF 1949”
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”
TOO LATE FOR TEARS
US Release date: 17 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 February 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 99 minutes Director: Byron Haskin Cast: Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore and Dan Duryea Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol Theatre for three weeks from 27 January 1950 with Inner Sanctum Mystery as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “TOO LATE FOR TEARS”
EMBRACEABLE YOU
US Release date: 15 July 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 January 1950 Genre: Genre Country: USA Running time: 80 minutes. Director: Felix Jacoves Cast: Dane Clark, Geraldine Brooks and S.Z. Sakall Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts’ Capitol Theatre from 25 November 1949 supporting Mother is a Freshman Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 109Continue reading “EMBRACEABLE YOU”
MOTHER IS A FRESHMAN
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”
MAKE MINE LAUGHS
US Release date: 3 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 July 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA. Running time: 63 minutes. Director: Richard Fleischer Cast: Joan Davis, Dennis Day & Ray Bolger Australian Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 2 June 1950 supporting The Big Steal. SuburbanContinue reading “MAKE MINE LAUGHS”
IT’S MAGIC
US Release date: 3 July 1948 (as Romance on the High Seas). First Melbourne Saturday Suburban:4 February 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA. Running time: 99 minutes. Director: Michael Curtiz Cast: Jack Carson, Janis Paige & Doris Day Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Capitol for three weeks from 23 December 1949 as aContinue reading “IT’S MAGIC”
The 1950 Project 