US Release date: 21 December 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 December 1950 Genre: War Country: USA Running time: 132 minutes Director: Henry King Cast: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe & Gary Merrill Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Regent Theatre for two weeks from 24 November as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts’ Victory EX-1 Rankings RankContinue reading “TWELVE O’CLOCK HIGH”
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THE STORY OF G.I. JOE
US Release date: 18 June 1945 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 2 December 1950 Genre: War Country: USA Running time: 108 minutes. Director: William A. Wellman Cast: Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum & Freddie Steele. Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum for two weeks from 20 October 1950 with False Paradise as its support. Continue reading “THE STORY OF G.I. JOE”
LANDFALL
UK Release date: 27 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 September 1950 Genre: War Country: UK Running time: 86 minutes Director: Ken Annakin Cast: Michael Denison, Patricia Plunkett & Edith Sharpe Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor theatre for two weeks from 14 July 1950 supported by No Strangers Here. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 106 192 EFContinue reading “LANDFALL”
MALAYA
US Release date: 27 December 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 12 August 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 98 minutes. Director: Richard Thorpe Cast: Spencer Tracy, James Stewart & Valentina Cortese Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James theatre for two weeks from 19 May 1950 supported by Shadow on the Wall. Suburban Release Type: MGM 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “MALAYA”
BATTLEGROUND
US Release date: 9 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950 Genre: War Country: USA Running time: 118 minutes Director: William A. Wellman Cast: Van Johnson, John Hodiak & Ricardo Montalban Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Simultaneously at MGM’s Metro and St. James theatres on 10 March 1950 for three weeks at former and two at the latter; both asContinue reading “BATTLEGROUND”
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”
HOME OF THE BRAVE
US Release date: 12 May 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 17 June 1950 Genre: War Country: USA. Running time: 88 minutes. Director: Mark Robson Cast: Douglas Dick, Frank Lovejoy & James Edwards Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Hoyts Capitol Theatre from 12 May 1950 with Girls’ School as support. SuburbanContinue reading “HOME OF THE BRAVE”
The 1950 Project 