US Release date: 24 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 27 May 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 91 minutes. Director: Lewis Seiler Cast: Dane Clark, Alexis Smith & Zachary Scott Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for three weeks from 21 April 1950 with The Green Promise as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts EX-1 Rankings RankContinue reading “WHIPLASH”
Category Archives: Drama
INTRUDER IN THE DUST
US Release date: 10 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 20 May 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes Director: Clarence Brown Cast: David Brian, Claude Jarman Jr. & Juano Hernandez Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James theatre for one week from 24 March 1950 with The Doctor and the Girl as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2 RankingsContinue reading “INTRUDER IN THE DUST”
THE DOCTOR AND THE GIRL
US Release date: 29 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 20 May 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 98 minutes Director: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Glenn Ford, Charles Coburn & Gloria DeHaven Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James theatre for one week from 24 March 1950 with Intruder in the Dust as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “THE DOCTOR AND THE GIRL”
LOST BOUNDARIES
US Release date: 30 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 20 May 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 99 minutes Director: Alfred L. Werker Cast: Beatrice Pearson, Mel Ferrer & Susan Douglas Rubes Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Savoy theatre for thirteen weeks from 13 February 1950. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 327 50 EF PPE 5.74Continue reading “LOST BOUNDARIES”
THAT DANGEROUS AGE
UK Release date: 13 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 98 minutes Director: Gregory Ratoff Cast: Myrna Loy, Roger Livesey, Peggy Cummins Australian Distributor: London Films Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for two weeks from 7 April 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 155 150Continue reading “THAT DANGEROUS AGE”
THE HEIRESS
US Release date: 6 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 April 1950 Genre: USA Country: Drama Running time: 115 minutes Director: William Wyler Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift & Ralph Richardson Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for three weeks from 10 February 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Union 7-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 414 8Continue reading “THE HEIRESS”
ANY NUMBER CAN PLAY
US Release date: 30 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 April 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 112 minutes Director: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Clark Gable, Alexis Smith & Wendell Corey Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James theatre for one week from 17 February 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 352Continue reading “ANY NUMBER CAN PLAY”
THE WEAKER SEX
UK Release date: 11 October 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 April 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 84 minutes. Director: Roy Ward Baker Cast: Ursula Jeans, Cecil Parker & Joan Hopkins Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum for four weeks from 3 March 1950 as support to Once Upon a Dream. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 3-L-2 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “THE WEAKER SEX”
THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS
UK Release date: 26 January 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 95 minutes. Director: David Lean Cast: Ann Todd, Trevor Howard & Claude Rains Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum theatre for four weeks from 23 December 1949 with Badger’s Green as support. Suburban Release Type: Suburban Palais EX-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 170 137Continue reading “THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS”
CONSPIRATOR
US Release date: 29 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 87 minutes Director: Victor Saville Cast: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor & Robert Flemyng Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Metro’s St. James’ theatre for four weeks from 20 January 1950 with Scene of the Crime as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 7-W-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “CONSPIRATOR”
The 1950 Project 