UK Release date: 13 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 98 minutes Director: Gregory Ratoff Cast: Myrna Loy, Roger Livesey, Peggy Cummins Australian Distributor: London Films Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for two weeks from 7 April 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 155 150Continue reading “THAT DANGEROUS AGE”
Category Archives: Plaza
EVERYBODY DOES IT
US Release date: 25 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 April 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 98 minutes. Director: Edmund Goulding Cast: Paul Douglas, Linda Darnell, Celeste Holm Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Plaza for two weeks from 24 March 1950 as a feature only presentation Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 253 84Continue reading “EVERYBODY DOES IT”
OUTPOST IN MOROCCO
US Release date: 24 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 92 minutes Director: Robert Florey Cast: George Raft, Marie Windsor & Akim Tamiroff Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 3 February 1950 supported by Appointment With Murder SuburbanContinue reading “OUTPOST IN MOROCCO”
THE CALENDAR
US Release date: 5 July 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 79 minutes Director: Arthur Crabtree Cast: Greta Gynt, John McCallum & Raymond Lovell Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for two weeks from 3 February 1950 as support to Britannia Mews. Suburban Release Type: Suburban Palais EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 58 290Continue reading “THE CALENDAR”
THE CROOKED WAY
US Release date: 22 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 February 1949 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 90 minutes. Director: Robert Florey Cast: John Payne, Sonny Tufts & Ellen Drew Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum Theatre for two weeks from 10 February 1950 with Silent Conflict as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “THE CROOKED WAY”
BRITANNIA MEWS
UK Release date: 31 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 February 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 90 minutes. Director: Jean Negulesco Cast: Dana Andrews, Maureen O’Hara, Sybil Thorndike Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre for two weeks from 3 February 1950 with The Calendar as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 2-L-2 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “BRITANNIA MEWS”
JOHN LOVES MARY
US Release date: 4 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 96 minutes Director: David Butler Cast: Ronald Reagan, Jack Carson, Wayne Morris Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre for two weeks from 20 January 1950 as a feature only presentation Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 197 120Continue reading “JOHN LOVES MARY”
JOAN OF ARC
US Release date: 11 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 February 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 146 minutes. Director: Victor Fleming Cast: Ingrid Bergman, José Ferrer, Francis L. Sullivan Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre for five weeks from 16 December 1949 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-FO Rankings Rank EF Points 285Continue reading “JOAN OF ARC”
BROKEN JOURNEY
UK Release date: 31 May 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 89 minutes. Director: Ken Annakin Cast: Phyllis Calvert Margot Grahame & James Donald Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre from 11 November 1949 as support to The Fan. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 8-W-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “BROKEN JOURNEY”
THE DEVIL’S HENCHMEN
US Release date: 15 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 December 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 68 minutes. Director: Seymour Friedman Cast: Warner Baxter, Mary Beth Hughes & Mike Mazurki Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Hoyts Plaza Theatre from 13 October 1950 supporting Miss Grant Takes Richmond.. SuburbanContinue reading “THE DEVIL’S HENCHMEN”
The 1950 Project 