US Release date: 13 February 1947 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 July 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 63 minutes. Director: Ray Nazarro Cast: Ken Curtis, Jennifer Holt, Guy Kibbee Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 19 May 1950 supporting Jolson Sings Again. Suburban Release Type: Union North Melbourne Central EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 7 347Continue reading “OVER THE SANTA FE TRAIL”
Category Archives: USA
THE SECRET GARDEN
US Release date: 30 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 July 1950 Genre: Family Country: USA Running time: 92 minutes (colour) Director: Fred M. Wilcox Cast: Margaret O’Brien, Herbert Marshall & Dean Stockwell Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James theatre for six weeks from 7 April 1950 supporting Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Suburban Release Type: Union 7-W-2 RankingsContinue reading “THE SECRET GARDEN”
IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME
US Release date: 29 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 July 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 102 minutes (colour) Director: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Judy Garland, Van Johnson & S.Z. Sakall Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James theatre for two weeks from 24 February 1950 supported by Challenge to Lassie. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME”
THELMA JORDAN
US Release date: 18 January 1950 as The File on Thelma Jordan First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 24 June 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 100 minutes Director: Robert Siodmak Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey & Paul Kelly Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for four weeks from 5 May 1950 supporting Duck Soup. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “THELMA JORDAN”
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)”
JOLSON SINGS AGAIN
US Release date: 10 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 24 June 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 96 minutes (colour) Director: Henry Levin Cast: Larry Parks, Barbara Hale & William Demarest Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Initially at Union’s State theatre for seven weeks from 17 March 1950 with the first four weeks as a feature only presentation and the finalContinue reading “JOLSON SINGS AGAIN”
THE MUTINEERS
US Release date: 22 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 17 March 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 60 minutes Director: Jean Yarbrough Cast: Jon Hall, George Reeves & Adele Jergens Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for two weeks from 10 March 1950 supported by The Doolins of Oklahoma. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “THE MUTINEERS”
MADAME BOVARY
US Release date: 25 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 17 June 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 104 minutes. Director: Vincent Minnelli Cast: Jennifer Jones, James Mason & Van Heflin Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s Metro theatre for two weeks from 24 February 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Union 6-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 267Continue reading “MADAME BOVARY”
THE ARGYLE SECRETS
US Release date: 7 May 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 17 June 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 64 minutes Director: Cy Endfield Cast: William Gargan, Marjorie Lord & Ralph Byrd Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol theatre for three weeks from 21 April 1950 supporting Oh! You Beautiful Doll. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “THE ARGYLE SECRETS”
THE DOOLINS OF OKLAHOMA
US Release date: 27 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 10 June 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 90 minutes. Director: Gordon Douglas Cast: Randolph Scott, Virginia Huston & John Ireland Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for two weeks from 10 March 1950 supported by The Mutineers. Suburban Release Type: Union 5-W-2 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “THE DOOLINS OF OKLAHOMA”
The 1950 Project 