UK Release date: 15 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 April 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 89 minutes. Director: Ken Annakin Cast: Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison & Dinah Sheridan Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for two weeks from April 7 1950 supporting House of Strangers. Suburban Release Type: Suburban Palais EX-2 Rankings EF Points 75 261 EFContinue reading “THE HUGGETTS ABROAD”
Category Archives: Lyceum
THE LUCKY STIFF
US Release date: 26 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 99 minutes. Director: Lewis R. Foster Cast: Dorothy Lamour, Brian Donlevy & Claire Trevor Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum for one week from 2 December 1949 with The Bullfighters as support. Suburban Release Type: Independent Reservoir Plaza EX-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “THE LUCKY STIFF”
THE WOMAN IN WHITE
US Release date: 7 May 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 109 minutes Director: Peter Godfrey Cast: Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker & Sydney Greenstreet Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum for one week from 24 February 1950 with King of the Lumberjacks as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 174Continue reading “THE WOMAN IN WHITE”
SOFIA
US Release date: 3 September 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 82 minutes (Colour) Director: John Reinhardt Cast: Gene Raymond, Sigrid Gurie & Patricia Morison Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum Theatre for one week from 3 February 1950 with Criminal Court as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-1 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “SOFIA”
THE SMALL VOICE
UK Release date: 30 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 February 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 85 minutes. Director: Fergus McDonell Cast: Valerie Hobson, James Donald & Howard Keel Australian Distributor: London Films Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for one week from 25 November 1949 supported by China Sky. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 8-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 87 229Continue reading “THE SMALL VOICE”
THE TRESPASSER
US Release date: 3 July 1947 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 February 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 71 minutes. Director: George Blair Cast: Dale Evans, Warren Douglas & Janet Martin Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: One week at Hoyts’ Lyceum Theatre from 12 November 1948 as support to The Fabulous Texan. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 41Continue reading “THE TRESPASSER”
CORRIDOR OF MIRRORS
UK Release date: 10 March 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 October 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK. Running time: 105 minutes. Director: Terence Young Cast: Eric Portman, Edana Romney & Barbara Mullen Australian Distributor: GFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum for one week from 29 September 1950 supported by Step by Step. Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “CORRIDOR OF MIRRORS”
MIRACULOUS JOURNEY
US Release date: 17 September 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 17 June 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 83 minutes. Director: Sam Newfield. Cast: Rory Calhoun, Virginia Grey & Audrey Long. Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox. Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum, for two weeks from 26 May 1950, first billed with Once a JollyContinue reading “MIRACULOUS JOURNEY”
FIGHTING MAN OF THE PLAINS
US Release date: 13 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 September 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA. Running time: 94 minutes. Director: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Randolph Scott, Bill Williams & Victor Jory Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 18 August 1950 with Angels in DisguiseContinue reading “FIGHTING MAN OF THE PLAINS”
WESTERN HERITAGE
US Release date: 7 February 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 February 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA. Running time: 61 minutes. Director: Wallace A. Grissell Cast: Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, Richard Martin Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 23 December 1949 as support to Africa Screams. Suburban Release Type:Continue reading “WESTERN HERITAGE”
The 1950 Project 