US Release date: 4 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA. Running time: 79 minutes. Director: Charles Barton Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Clyde Beatty Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 23 December 1949 with Western Heritage as support. Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “AFRICA SCREAMS”
Category Archives: Lyceum
WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN?
US Release date: 15 May 1948. First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 5 August 1950 Genre: Documentary Country: USA. Running time: 60 minutes. Director: Dwain Esper Cast: George Bryan & Phillip Stahl (Narrators) Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum for one week from 23 June 1950 supported by Impact. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 2-L-2Continue reading “WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN?”
IMPACT
US Release date: 19 March 1949. First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 5 August 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 111 minutes. Director: Arthur Lubin Cast: Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines & Charles Coburn Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum for one week from 23 June 1950 supported by Will it Happen Again? Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “IMPACT”
COVER UP
US Release date: 25 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 20 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 83 minutes. Director: Alfred E. Greene Cast: Dennis O’Keefe, Barbara Britton & William Bendix Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum for two weeks from 21 April 1950 with Valiant Hombre as its support. Continue reading “COVER UP”
FORBIDDEN
UK Release date: 28 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 November 1950 Genre: Crime Country: UK. Running time: 87 minutes. Director: George King Cast: Douglas Montgomery, Hazel Court & Patricia Burke Australian Distributor: British Lion Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 6 October 1950 supporting Davy Crockett Indian Scout. SuburbanContinue reading “FORBIDDEN”
THE VALIANT HOMBRE
US Release date: 15 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 27 May 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA. Running time: 60 minutes. Director: Wallace Fox Cast: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo & John Litel Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 21 April 1950 supporting Cover Up. Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “THE VALIANT HOMBRE”
GUNS OF HATE
US Release date: 18 June 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 April 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 61 minutes. Director: Lesley Selander Cast: Tim Holt, Nan Leslie & Richard Martin Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum Theatre for two weeks from 24 March 1950 as support to Black Magic. Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “GUNS OF HATE”
BLACK MAGIC
US Release date: 19 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 13 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 105 minutes. Director: Gregory Ratoff Cast: Orson Welles, Nancy Guild & Akim Tamiroff Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum Theatre for two weeks from 24 March 1950 with Guns of Hate as support Continue reading “BLACK MAGIC”
DAVY CROCKETT INDIAN SCOUT
US Release date: 6 January 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 November 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA. Running time: 71 minutes. Director: Lew Landers Cast: George Montgomery, Ellen Drew & Phillip Reed Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 6 October 1950 with Forbidden as the supportingContinue reading “DAVY CROCKETT INDIAN SCOUT”
SIREN OF ATLANTIS
US Release date: January 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 February 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 75 minutes. Director: Gregg G. Tallas Cast: Maria Montez, Jean-Pierre Aumont & Dennis O’Keefe Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: One week at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 9 December 1949 with My Brother’s Keeper asContinue reading “SIREN OF ATLANTIS”
The 1950 Project 