US Release date: 15 February 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 September 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA. Running time: 98 minutes Director: William Dieterle Cast: Robert Cummings, Lizabeth Scott & Diana Lynn Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Union’s Liberty Theatre from 23 June 1950 with Champion Chumps as support. Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “PAID IN FULL”
Category Archives: Liberty
RIDERS IN THE SKY
US Release date: 29 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 September 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 61 minutes Director: John English Cast: Gene Autry, Champion & Gloria Henry Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 7 July 1950 with The First Gentleman as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts W-6-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 64 281 EFContinue reading “RIDERS IN THE SKY”
ANTHONY ADVERSE (RR)
US Release date: 13 December 1947 (Date of re-issue. Originally released in 1936) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 141 minutes Director: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland & Donald Woods Australian Distributor: Warner Bros. Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 14 July 1950 supported by Prarie Thunder (Date of re-issue.Continue reading “ANTHONY ADVERSE (RR)”
THE GALLANT LEGION
US Release date: 24 May 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 88 minutes. Director: Joseph Kane Cast: Bill Elliott, Lorna Gray & Joseph Schildkraut Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 31 May 1950 supported by The Big Fight. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 16 339Continue reading “THE GALLANT LEGION”
MURDER IN THE BIG HOUSE (RR)
US Release date: 11 April 1942 (re-issued 6 October 1945) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 59 minutes Director: B. Reeves Eason Cast: Van Johnson, Faye Emerson & George Meeker Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 5 November 1948 supporting City for Conquest (original release 1943). Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “MURDER IN THE BIG HOUSE (RR)”
SONS OF ADVENTURE
US Release date: 1 September 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 19 August 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 60 minutes Director: Yakima Canutt Cast: Lynne Roberts, Russell Hayden & Gordon Jones Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 21 April 1950 supporting The Plunderers. Suburban Release Type: Union 3-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 55 295 EF PPEContinue reading “SONS OF ADVENTURE”
THE GENERAL DIED AT DAWN (RR)
US Release date: 2 September 1936 (no information on re-issue) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 19 August 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 98 minutes Director: Lewis Milestone Cast: Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll & Akim Tamiroff Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 5 May 1950 supported by Some Like it Hot (originally screened in 1936). SuburbanContinue reading “THE GENERAL DIED AT DAWN (RR)”
THE LADY GAMBLES
US Release date: 20 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 12 August 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 99 minutes Director: Michael Gordon Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston & Stephen McNally Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 21 July 1950 supporting Into the Straight. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 102 200Continue reading “THE LADY GAMBLES”
OVER THE SANTA FE TRAIL
US Release date: 13 February 1947 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 July 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 63 minutes. Director: Ray Nazarro Cast: Ken Curtis, Jennifer Holt, Guy Kibbee Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 19 May 1950 supporting Jolson Sings Again. Suburban Release Type: Union North Melbourne Central EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 7 347Continue reading “OVER THE SANTA FE TRAIL”
JOLSON SINGS AGAIN
US Release date: 10 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 24 June 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 96 minutes (colour) Director: Henry Levin Cast: Larry Parks, Barbara Hale & William Demarest Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Initially at Union’s State theatre for seven weeks from 17 March 1950 with the first four weeks as a feature only presentation and the finalContinue reading “JOLSON SINGS AGAIN”
The 1950 Project 