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”
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DEVIL’S CARGO
US Release date: 1 April 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 20 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 64 minutes Director: John F. Link Cast: John Calvert, Rochelle Hudson & Roscoe Karns Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for three weeks from March 31st 1950 supporting Thieves’ Highway. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “DEVIL’S CARGO”
MONEY MADNESS
US Release date: 15 April 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 20 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 73 minutes. Director: Sam Newfield Cast: Hugh Beaumont, Frances Rafferty & Harlan Warde Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 17 March 1950 supporting April Showers. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 86 230 EFContinue reading “MONEY MADNESS”
APRIL SHOWERS
US Release date: 27 March 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 April 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 94 minutes Director: James V. Kern Cast: Jack Carson, Ann Sothern & Robert Alda Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire for two weeks from 17 March 1950 with Money Madness as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-2 Rankings EF Points 120 175 EFContinue reading “APRIL SHOWERS”
THE LOVERS
US Release date: 25 January 1949 (as Shockproof) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 79 minutes Director: Douglas Sirk Cast: Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knight & John Baragrey Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for two weeks from 18 November 1949 with Rusty Saves a Life as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “THE LOVERS”
I CHEATED THE LAW
US Release date: 4 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 69 minutes. Director: Edward L. Cahn Cast: Tom Conway, Steve Brodie & Robert Osterloh Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 3 March 1950 as support to The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend. Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “I CHEATED THE LAW”
TUCSON
US Release date: 27 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 64 minutes Director: William F. Claxton Cast: Jimmy Lydon, Penny Edwards & Deanna Wayne Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 2 December 1949 supporting It Happens Every Spring. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 Rankings EFContinue reading “TUCSON”
THE BEAUTIFUL BLONDE FROM BASHFUL BEND
US Release date: 27 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 77 minutes Director: Preston Sturges Cast: Betty Grable, Cesar Romero & Rudy Vallee Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire for two weeks from 3 March 1950 with I Cheated the Law as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “THE BEAUTIFUL BLONDE FROM BASHFUL BEND”
RUSTY SAVES A LIFE
US Release date: 3 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 February 1950 Genre: Family Country: USA Running time: 68 minutes. Director: Seymour Friedman Cast: Ted Donaldson, Gloria Henry & Stephen Dunne Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for two weeks from 18 November 1949 as support to The Lovers. Suburban Release Type: Union Adelphi EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 56Continue reading “RUSTY SAVES A LIFE”
BRASS MONKEY
UK Release date: 15 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 100 minutes. Director: Thornton Freeland Cast: Carroll Levis, Carole Landis & Herbert Lom Australian Distributor: UA Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for one week from 11 November 1949 as support to Chicken Every Sunday. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 5-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 53Continue reading “BRASS MONKEY”
The 1950 Project 