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)”
Category Archives: Re-issue
THE WIZARD OF OZ (RR)
US Release date: 3 April 1949 (re-release) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 March 1950 Genre: Family Country: USA Running time: 110 minutes (colour) Director: Victor Fleming Cast: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger & Bert Lahr Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James theatre for four weeks from 23 December 1949 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-1Continue reading “THE WIZARD OF OZ (RR)”
EYES IN THE NIGHT (RR)
US Release date: 16 October 1942 (no information on US re-release) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 February 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 80 minutes Director: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Edward Arnold, Ann Harding & Donna Reed Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: (For re-release) One Week at MGM’s St. James Theatre from 2 December 1949 as support to The Stratton Story.Continue reading “EYES IN THE NIGHT (RR)”
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (RR)
US Release date: 3 December 1948 (re-release of 1935 film) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 91 minutes. Director: Sam Wood Cast: The Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James Theatre for eight weeks beginning 7 November 1949 with Kid Glove Killer as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 4-L-1Continue reading “A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (RR)”
A STRANGER IN TOWN (RR)
US Release date: April 1943 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 December 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA. Running time: 66 minutes. Director: Roy Rowland Cast: Frank Morgan, Richard Carlson & Jean Rogers Production Company: MGM Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at MGM’s St. James Theatre from 22 September 1950 supporting The Asphalt Jungle.(Original releaseContinue reading “A STRANGER IN TOWN (RR)”
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (RR)
US Release date: 13 March 1948 (RR) (Original release 1935) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 January 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 88 minutes (Colour) Director: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland & Basil Rathbone Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Capitol Theatre from 9th December 1949 asContinue reading “THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (RR)”
The 1950 Project 