US Release date: 18 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 April 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 60 minutes. Director: Ewing Scott Cast: Mikel Conrad, Carol Thurston & Wally Cassell Australian Distributor: Universal International Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: One week at Union’s Liberty Theatre from 3 March 1950 as support to City Across theContinue reading “ARCTIC MANHUNT”
Category Archives: USA
ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN
US Release date: 1 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 5 August 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 110 minutes (colour) Director: Vincent Sherman Cast: Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors & Robert Douglas Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Regent Theatre from 7 July 1950 as a feature only presentationContinue reading “ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN”
ADAM’S RIB
US Release date: 18 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950 Genre: Romantic Comedy Country: USA. Running time: 101 minutes. Director: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn & Judy Holliday Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Union’s Metro Collins St. Theatre from 19 May 1950 as a feature onlyContinue reading “ADAM’S RIB”
ALL THE KING’S MEN
US Release date: 8 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 October 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 110 minutes. Directors: Robert Rossen Cast: Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru Australian Distributor: Columbia Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Savoy Theatre for eight weeks from 14 July 1950 as a feature only presentation Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “ALL THE KING’S MEN”
ABANDONED
US Release date: 6 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 July 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 79 minutes. Director: Joseph M. Newman Cast: Dennis O’Keefe, Gale Storm & Jeff Chandler Australian Distributor: Universal Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for two weeks from 2 June 1950 supporting Once More, My Darling.Continue reading “ABANDONED”
STRANGE BARGAIN
US Release date: 5 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 February 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 68 minutes Directors: Will Price Cast: Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn & Harry Morgan Australian Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Esquire Theatre for four weeks from 6 January 1950 as support to Mr. JosephContinue reading “STRANGE BARGAIN”
TAKE ONE FALSE STEP
US Release date: 3 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 July 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 94 minutes. Director: Chester Erskine Cast: William Powell, Shelley Winters & Marsha Hunt Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Union’s Liberty Theatre from 9 March 1950 with Riders of the Santa Fe asContinue reading “TAKE ONE FALSE STEP”
THE THIRD MAN
UK Release date: 1 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 3 June 1950 Genre: Crime Country: UK-USA. Running time: 108 minutes. Director: Carol Reed Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli & Orson Welles Australian Distributor: London Films Melbourne Premiere Venue: Nine weeks at Hoyts Regent Theatre from 3 March 1950 with It’s Not Cricket as supportContinue reading “THE THIRD MAN”
THIEVES’ HIGHWAY
US Release date: 20 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 13 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 94 minutes. Director: Jules Dassin Cast: Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese & Lee J. Cobb Australian Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for three weeks from 31 March 1950 with Devil’s Cartgo asContinue reading “THIEVES’ HIGHWAY”
THREE CAME HOME
US Release date: 20 February 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 September 1950 Genre: War Country: USA. Running time: 106 minutes. Director:Jean Negulesco Cast: Claudette Colbert, Patric Knowles & Florence Desmond Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Hoyts Regent Theatre from 21 July 1950 as a feature only presentation.Continue reading “THREE CAME HOME”
The 1950 Project 