BILL AND COO

US Release date: 28 March 1948  First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Family Country: USA. Running time: 98 minutes Director:  Dean Riesner Cast: Birds. Lots of birds. Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Savoy for two weeks from 23 December 1949 supported by Inside Story, then a further week supporting Tulsa  SuburbanContinue reading “BILL AND COO”

THE VALIANT HOMBRE

US Release date:  15 December 1948  First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 27 May 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA. Running time: 60 minutes. Director: Wallace Fox Cast: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo & John Litel   Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Two weeks at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 21 April 1950 supporting Cover Up. Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “THE VALIANT HOMBRE”

THE TATTOOED STRANGER

US Release date: 9 February 1950  First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 October 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 64 minutes. Director: Edward J. Montagne Cast: John Miles, Patricia Barry, Walter Kinsella  Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Six weeks at Hoyts Capitol Theatre from 1 September 1950 supporting Broken Arrow. Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “THE TATTOOED STRANGER”

BROKEN ARROW

US Release date: 20 July 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 October 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA. Running time: 93 minutes. Director: Delmer Daves Cast:  James Stewart, Jeff Chandler & Debra Paget Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Six weeks at Hoyts Capitol Theatre from 1 September 1950 supported by The Tattooed Stranger.Continue reading “BROKEN ARROW”

GUNS OF HATE

US Release date: 18 June 1948  First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 April 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 61 minutes. Director:  Lesley Selander Cast: Tim Holt, Nan Leslie & Richard Martin Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum Theatre for two weeks from 24 March 1950 as support to  Black Magic.  Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “GUNS OF HATE”

BLACK MAGIC

US Release date: 19 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 13 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 105 minutes. Director:  Gregory Ratoff Cast: Orson Welles, Nancy Guild & Akim Tamiroff  Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum Theatre for two weeks from 24 March 1950 with Guns of Hate as support Continue reading “BLACK MAGIC”

OUT OF THE STORM

US Release date: 11 September 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 5 August 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 61 minutes. Director:  R.G. Springsteen Cast:  Jimmy Lydon, Lois Collier & Marc Lawrence  Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Three weeks at Union’s State Theatre from 20 January 1950 as support to Wake of the Red Witch.Continue reading “OUT OF THE STORM”

WAKE OF THE RED WITCH

US Release date: 30 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 106 minutes. Director:  Edward Ludwig Cast:   John Wayne, Gail Russell & Gig Young  Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Three weeks at Union’s State Theatre from 20 January 1950 supported by Out of the Storm. SuburbanContinue reading “WAKE OF THE RED WITCH”

THE RED DANUBE

US Release date: 22 September 1949  First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 September 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA. Running time: 119 minutes. Director: George Sidney Cast:  Walter Pidgeon, Ethel Barrymore & Peter Lawford Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Two weeks at MGM’s St. James Theatre from 16 June 1950 as a feature only presentation. SuburbanContinue reading “THE RED DANUBE”

YELLOW SKY

US Release date: 25 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA. Running time: 98 minutes. Director: William A. Wellman Cast:  Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter & Richard Widmark Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Three weeks at Hoyts Regent Theatre from 9 December 1949 supported by Follow Me Quietly.Continue reading “YELLOW SKY”