US Release date: 7 February 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 February 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 95 minutes. Director: Elliot Nugent Cast: Lilli Palmer, Sam Wanamaker & Akim Tamiroff Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for three weeks from 16 December 1949 as support to Tarzan’s Magic Fountain. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “MY GIRL TISA”
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CHICKEN EVERY SUNDAY
US Release date: 18 January 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 94 minutes. Director: George Seaton Cast: Dan Dailey, Celeste Holm & Colleen Townsend Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: One week at Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre from 11 November 1949 with The Brass Monkey as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 RankingsContinue reading “CHICKEN EVERY SUNDAY”
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”
IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING
US Release date: 10 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes. Director: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Ray Milland, Jean Peters & Paul Douglas Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 2 December 1949 with Tucson as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 RankingsContinue reading “IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING”
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”
FATHER WAS A FULLBACK
US Release date: 30 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 27 May 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA. Running time: 84 minutes. Director: John M. Stahl Cast: Fred MacMurray, Maureen O’Hara & Betty Lynn Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Esquire Theatre for two weeks from 12 May 1950 supported by Blonde IceContinue reading “FATHER WAS A FULLBACK”
INTERFERENCE
US Release date: 3 September 1949 (as Easy Living – possibly retitled in Australia due to the 1937 screwball comedy of the same name still popping up around town) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 November 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA. Running time: 77 minutes. Director: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Victor Mature, Lucille Ball & Lizabeth Scott Continue reading “INTERFERENCE”
THE CAPTURE
US Release date: 8 April 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 30 December 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA. Running time: 91 minutes. Director: John Sturges Cast: Lew Ayres, Teresa Wright & Victor Jory Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Esquire for two weeks from 17 November 1950 with Post Office Investigator as its support. SuburbanContinue reading “THE CAPTURE”
APPOINTMENT WITH MURDER
US Release date: 24 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 67 minutes. Director: Jack Bernhard Cast: John Calvert, Catherine Craig & Jack Reitzen Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 3 February 1950 supporting Outpost in Morocco SuburbanContinue reading “APPOINTMENT WITH MURDER”
STRANGE BARGAIN
US Release date: 5 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 February 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 68 minutes Directors: Will Price Cast: Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn & Harry Morgan Australian Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Esquire Theatre for four weeks from 6 January 1950 as support to Mr. JosephContinue reading “STRANGE BARGAIN”
The 1950 Project 