US Release date: 4 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 69 minutes. Director: Edward L. Cahn Cast: Tom Conway, Steve Brodie & Robert Osterloh Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 3 March 1950 as support to The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend. Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “I CHEATED THE LAW”
Category Archives: USA
THE LUCKY STIFF
US Release date: 26 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 99 minutes. Director: Lewis R. Foster Cast: Dorothy Lamour, Brian Donlevy & Claire Trevor Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum for one week from 2 December 1949 with The Bullfighters as support. Suburban Release Type: Independent Reservoir Plaza EX-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “THE LUCKY STIFF”
INNER SANCTUM MYSTERY
US Release date: October 15 1948 (as Inner Sanctum) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 62 minutes. Director: Lew Landers Cast: Charles Russell, Mary Beth Hughes, Dale Belding Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol theatre for three weeks from 27 January 1950 as support to Too Late for Tears Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “INNER SANCTUM MYSTERY”
SCENE OF THE CRIME
US Release date: 28 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 94 minutes. Director: Roy Rowland Cast: Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl & Gloria DeHaven Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Metro’s St. James theatre for four weeks from 20 January 1950 as support to Conspirator Suburban Release Type: Union 7-W-2 Rankings EF Points 120 173 EFContinue reading “SCENE OF THE CRIME”
TUCSON
US Release date: 27 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 64 minutes Director: William F. Claxton Cast: Jimmy Lydon, Penny Edwards & Deanna Wayne Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 2 December 1949 supporting It Happens Every Spring. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 Rankings EFContinue reading “TUCSON”
THE BEAUTIFUL BLONDE FROM BASHFUL BEND
US Release date: 27 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 77 minutes Director: Preston Sturges Cast: Betty Grable, Cesar Romero & Rudy Vallee Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire for two weeks from 3 March 1950 with I Cheated the Law as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “THE BEAUTIFUL BLONDE FROM BASHFUL BEND”
THE WOMAN IN WHITE
US Release date: 7 May 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 109 minutes Director: Peter Godfrey Cast: Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker & Sydney Greenstreet Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum for one week from 24 February 1950 with King of the Lumberjacks as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 174Continue reading “THE WOMAN IN WHITE”
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 INSIDE STORY
US Release date: 14 March 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes Director: Allan Dwan Cast: Marsha Hunt, William Lundigan & Charles Winninger Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: The independent Savoy theatre for two weeks from 23 December 1949 as support to Bill and Coo. Suburban Release Type: Union 6-W-2 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “THE INSIDE STORY”
MY FRIEND IRMA
US Release date: 14 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 103 minutes Director: George Marshall Cast: John Lund, Diana Lynn & Don DeFore Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic theatre for seven weeks from 30 December 1949 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2 Rankings EF Points 360 31Continue reading “MY FRIEND IRMA”
The 1950 Project 