US Release date: 8 October 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 May 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 61 minutes Director: George Archainbaud Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde & Rand Brooks Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: No City Release Suburban Release Type: Union North Melbourne Loco EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 3 355* EF PPE 1.00 356* Metres Travelled 22,412 353 AverageContinue reading “STRANGE GAMBLE”
Category Archives: Western
AMBUSH
US Release date: 13 January 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 September 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 90 minutes Director: Sam Wood Cast: Robert Taylor, John Hodiak & Arlene Dahl Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James theatre for two weeks from 14 July 1950 supported by Tension. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 375 22 EFContinue reading “AMBUSH”
CALAMITY JANE AND SAM BASS
US Release date: 4 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 September 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 86 minutes Director: George Sherman Cast: Yvonne De Carlo, Howard Duff & Dorothy Hart Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 4 August 1950 supported by Shanghai Chest. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 81Continue reading “CALAMITY JANE AND SAM BASS”
RIDERS IN THE SKY
US Release date: 29 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 September 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 61 minutes Director: John English Cast: Gene Autry, Champion & Gloria Henry Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 7 July 1950 with The First Gentleman as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts W-6-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 64 281 EFContinue reading “RIDERS IN THE SKY”
FRONTIER GUNLAW
US Release date: 31 January 1946 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 September 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 60 minutes Director: Derwin Abrahams Cast: Charles Starrett, Tex Harding & Dub Taylor Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: No city release Suburban Release Type: Union North Melbourne Loco EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 5 351 EF PPE 1.25 351 Metres Travelled 32,043 352 Average MTContinue reading “FRONTIER GUNLAW”
THE GALLANT LEGION
US Release date: 24 May 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 88 minutes. Director: Joseph Kane Cast: Bill Elliott, Lorna Gray & Joseph Schildkraut Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 31 May 1950 supported by The Big Fight. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 16 339Continue reading “THE GALLANT LEGION”
SONS OF ADVENTURE
US Release date: 1 September 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 19 August 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 60 minutes Director: Yakima Canutt Cast: Lynne Roberts, Russell Hayden & Gordon Jones Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 21 April 1950 supporting The Plunderers. Suburban Release Type: Union 3-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 55 295 EF PPEContinue reading “SONS OF ADVENTURE”
SOUTH OF ST. LOUIS
US Release date: 1 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 July 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA. Running time: 88 minutes. Director: Ray Enright Cast: Joel McCrea, Alexis Smith & Zachary Scott Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Hoyts Capitol Theatre from 23 June 1950 with The Golden Eye asContinue reading “SOUTH OF ST. LOUIS”
OVER THE SANTA FE TRAIL
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”
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 