US Release date: 4 June 1947 (no information on reissue) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 December 1950 Genre: Family Country: USA Running time: 97 minutes Director: George Seaton Cast: Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O’Hara, John Payne Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: No city release for reissue. Originally screened at Hoyts’ Capitol theatre for three weeks from 21 November 1947.Continue reading “MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (RR)”
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THE BIG SOMBRERO
US Release date: 19 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 2 December 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 82 minutes (colour) Director: Frank McDonald Cast: Gene Autry, Champion & Elena Verdugo Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: No city release Suburban Release Type: Union 1-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 11 345 EF PPE 1.83 286 Metres Travelled 59,984 341 Average MTContinue reading “THE BIG SOMBRERO”
RIM OF THE CANYON
US Release date: 1 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 October 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 70 minutes Director: John English Cast: Gene Autry, Champion & Nan Leslie Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: No observed city release Suburban Release Type: Independent Brunswick Empire EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 31 319 EF PPE 2.38 224Continue reading “RIM OF THE CANYON”
STRANGE GAMBLE
US Release date: 8 October 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 May 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 61 minutes Director: George Archainbaud Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde & Rand Brooks Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: No City Release Suburban Release Type: Union North Melbourne Loco EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 3 355* EF PPE 1.00 356* Metres Travelled 22,412 353 AverageContinue reading “STRANGE GAMBLE”
FRONTIER GUNLAW
US Release date: 31 January 1946 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 September 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 60 minutes Director: Derwin Abrahams Cast: Charles Starrett, Tex Harding & Dub Taylor Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: No city release Suburban Release Type: Union North Melbourne Loco EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 5 351 EF PPE 1.25 351 Metres Travelled 32,043 352 Average MTContinue reading “FRONTIER GUNLAW”
BLONDIE HITS THE JACKPOT
US Release date: 28 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 July 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 66 minutes. Director: Edward Bernds Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake & Larry Simms Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: No Observed City Release Suburban Release Type: 7-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 78 252 EF PPE 1.90 277 Metres Travelled 415,620 229 Average MT 10,137 185 EngagementsContinue reading “BLONDIE HITS THE JACKPOT”
THE AWFUL TRUTH (RR)
US Release date: 1937. No information of an official re-issue. First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 April 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 90 minutes Director: Leo McCarey Cast: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant & Ralph Bellamy Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Screened first at Hoyts Regent in 1938 and had several moveovers and reissues. The last in 1944. Suburban Release Type: UnionContinue reading “THE AWFUL TRUTH (RR)”
LOVE, HONOR AND GOODBYE
US Release date: 15 September 1945 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 March 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes. Director: Albert S. Rogell Cast: Virginia Bruce, Edward Ashley & Victor McLaglen Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: No City Release Suburban Release Type: Union Toorak EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 13 343 EF PPE 1.63 316 Metres Travelled 90,009 334 Average MTContinue reading “LOVE, HONOR AND GOODBYE”
The 1950 Project 