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)”
Category Archives: Re-issue
REMEMBER? (RR)
US Release date: 19 December 1939 (reissue date unavailable) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 November 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 83 minutes Director: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Robert Taylor, Greer Garson & Lew Ayres Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James Theatre for three weeks from 11 August 1950 as support to The Big Store. (first screened 4Continue reading “REMEMBER? (RR)”
THE BIG STORE (RR)
US Release date: 20 June 1941 (re-release date unavailable) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 November 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 83 minutes Director: Charles Reisner Cast: The Marx Brothers and Margaret Dumont Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James’ Theatre for three weeks from 11 August 1950 supported by Remember? (original release – four weeks atContinue reading “THE BIG STORE (RR)”
ANTHONY ADVERSE (RR)
US Release date: 13 December 1947 (Date of re-issue. Originally released in 1936) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 141 minutes Director: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland & Donald Woods Australian Distributor: Warner Bros. Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 14 July 1950 supported by Prarie Thunder (Date of re-issue.Continue reading “ANTHONY ADVERSE (RR)”
MURDER IN THE BIG HOUSE (RR)
US Release date: 11 April 1942 (re-issued 6 October 1945) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 59 minutes Director: B. Reeves Eason Cast: Van Johnson, Faye Emerson & George Meeker Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 5 November 1948 supporting City for Conquest (original release 1943). Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “MURDER IN THE BIG HOUSE (RR)”
THE GENERAL DIED AT DAWN (RR)
US Release date: 2 September 1936 (no information on re-issue) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 19 August 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 98 minutes Director: Lewis Milestone Cast: Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll & Akim Tamiroff Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 5 May 1950 supported by Some Like it Hot (originally screened in 1936). SuburbanContinue reading “THE GENERAL DIED AT DAWN (RR)”
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)”
SANDERS OF THE RIVER (RR)
UK Release date: 16 June 1947 (re-issue; originally released in 1935) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 15 July 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: UK Running time: 92 minutes Director: Zoltan Korda Cast: Paul Robeson, Leslie Banks & Nina Mae McKinney Australian Distributor: London Films Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum theatre for two weeks from 30 June 1950 with Dick Tracy as support. Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “SANDERS OF THE RIVER (RR)”
THE DRUM (RR)
UK Release date: 7 April 1938 (original release); 20 March 1944 (re-issue) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 July 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: UK Running time: 104 minutes (colour) Director: Zoltan Korda Cast: Sabu, Raymond Massey & Roger Livesey Australian Distributor: London Films Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for two weeks from 5 May 1950 supported by Johnny Comes Flying Home Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “THE DRUM (RR)”
DUCK SOUP (RR)
US Release date: 1933 (no re-release date known) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 24 June 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 69 minutes. Director: Leo McCarey Cast: The Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for four weeks from 5 May 1950 with Thelma Jordan as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 291Continue reading “DUCK SOUP (RR)”
The 1950 Project 