UK Release date: 6 January 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 December 1950 Genre: Crime Country: UK Running time: 66 minutes Director: Gordon Parry Cast: Glynis Johns, Dermot Walsh, Charles Goldner Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre for three weeks from 15 September 1950 supporting The Girl From Jones Beach. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-2 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “THIRD TIME LUCKY”
Category Archives: Plaza
THE BIG LIFT
US Release date: 26 April 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 2 December 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 120 minutes Director: George Seaton Cast: Montgomery Clift, Paul Douglas & Cornell Borchers Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre for two weeks from 10 November 1950 as a feature only presentation Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 Rankings RankContinue reading “THE BIG LIFT”
MISS GRANT TAKES RICHMOND
US Release date: 20 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 November 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA. Running time: 87 minutes Director: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Lucille Ball, William Holden & Janis Carter Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Hoyts Plaza Theatre from 13 October 1950 with The Devil’s Henchmen as support. Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “MISS GRANT TAKES RICHMOND”
MRS MIKE
US Release date: 23 December 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 November 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 99 minutes Directors: Louis King Cast: Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes & J.M. Kerrigan Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Plaza Theatre for one week from 6 October 1950 as a feature only presentation SuburbanContinue reading “MRS MIKE”
THE GIRL FROM JONES BEACH
US Release date: 16 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 November 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 78 minutes Director: Peter Godfrey Cast: Ronald Reagan, Virginia Mayo & Eddie Bracken Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre for three weeks from 15 September 1950 supported by Third Time Lucky. Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “THE GIRL FROM JONES BEACH”
DANCING IN THE DARK
US Release date: 2 December 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 30 September 1950Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 92 minutes (colour) Director: Irving Reis Cast: William Powell, Mark Stevens & Betsy Drake Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for three weeks from 25 August 1950 supported by Without Honor. Suburban Release Type: Suburban St. Kilda Palais EX-1 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “DANCING IN THE DARK”
UNDER CAPRICORN
US Release date: 8 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 September 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 117 minutes (colour) Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten & Michael Wilding Australian Distributor: Warner Bros. Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for five weeks from 21 July 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “UNDER CAPRICORN”
PINKY
US Release date: 29 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 July 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 102 minutes Director: Elia Kazan Cast: Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore & Ethel Waters Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for four weeks from 23 June 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory 1-EX Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “PINKY”
ANNA LUCASTA
US Release date: 11 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 27 May 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 86 minutes Director: Irving Rapper Cast: Paulette Goddard, Oscar Homolka & Broderick Crawford Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for three weeks from 3 March 1950 with Holiday in Havana as support Suburban Release Type: Union 4-W-1 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “ANNA LUCASTA”
HOLIDAY IN HAVANA
US Release date: 15 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 70 minutes Director: Jean Yarbrough Cast: Desi Arnez, Mary Hatcher & Ann Doran Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for three weeks from 3 March 1950 supporting Anna Lucasta. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 82 242Continue reading “HOLIDAY IN HAVANA”
The 1950 Project 