US Release date: 18 May 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 December 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 92 minutes Director: Vincent Minnelli Cast: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s Metro theatre for six weeks from 25 August 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: MGM Embassy (2 weeks) EX-FO RankingsContinue reading “FATHER OF THE BRIDE”
Category Archives: Metro
EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE
US Release date: 22 December 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 November 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 108 minutes Director: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason & Van Heflin Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’S Metro Theatre for two weeks from 29 September 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1Continue reading “EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE”
NANCY GOES TO RIO
US Release date: 10 March 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 October 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 100 minutes (colour) Director: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Ann Sothern, Jane Powell & Barry Sullivan Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James Theatre for one week and Metro Theatre for three weeks weeks from 4 AugustContinue reading “NANCY GOES TO RIO”
ON THE TOWN
US Release date:8 December 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 October 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 98 minutes (colour) Director: Stanley Donen Cast: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra & Betty Garrett Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: From 30 June 1950 at MGM’s Metro (3 weeks) and St. James (2 weeks) as a feature only presentation.Continue reading “ON THE TOWN”
GONE WITH THE WIND (RR)
US Release date: 21 August 1947 (reissue; originally released in 1939) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 15 July 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 238 minutes (colour) Director: Victor Fleming Cast: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh & Thomas Mitchell Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St James and Metro theatres simultaneously with two weeks at the former and four at the latter as aContinue reading “GONE WITH THE WIND (RR)”
MADAME BOVARY
US Release date: 25 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 17 June 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 104 minutes. Director: Vincent Minnelli Cast: Jennifer Jones, James Mason & Van Heflin Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s Metro theatre for two weeks from 24 February 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Union 6-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 267Continue reading “MADAME BOVARY”
THAT MIDNIGHT KISS
US Release date: 22 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 June 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 96 minutes (colour) Director: Norman Taurog Cast: Kathryn Grayson, José Iturbi & Ethel Barrymore Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s Metro theatre for five weeks from 20th January 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 404Continue reading “THAT MIDNIGHT KISS”
THE DOCTOR AND THE GIRL
US Release date: 29 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 20 May 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 98 minutes Director: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Glenn Ford, Charles Coburn & Gloria DeHaven Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James theatre for one week from 24 March 1950 with Intruder in the Dust as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “THE DOCTOR AND THE GIRL”
BATTLEGROUND
US Release date: 9 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950 Genre: War Country: USA Running time: 118 minutes Director: William A. Wellman Cast: Van Johnson, John Hodiak & Ricardo Montalban Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Simultaneously at MGM’s Metro and St. James theatres on 10 March 1950 for three weeks at former and two at the latter; both asContinue reading “BATTLEGROUND”
NEPTUNE’S DAUGHTER
US Release date: 9 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 April 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 95 minutes Director: Edward Buzzell Cast: Esther Williams, Red Skelton & Ricardo Montalban Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Simultaneously at MGM’s Metro and St. James theatres from 9 December 1950 with six weeks at the former and two at the latter as aContinue reading “NEPTUNE’S DAUGHTER”
The 1950 Project 