US Release date: 11 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 13 May 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 93 minutes (colour) Director: John M. Stahl Cast: Mark Stevens, June Haver & S.Z. Sakall Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol theatre from 21 April 1950 for three weeks with Argyle Secrets as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 RankingsContinue reading “OH, YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL”
Tag Archives: 20th Century Fox
HOUSE OF STRANGERS
US Release date: 30 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 101 minutes Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward & Richard Conte Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for two weeks from 7 April 1950 with The Huggetts Abroad as support Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-1 RankingsContinue reading “HOUSE OF STRANGERS”
EVERYBODY DOES IT
US Release date: 25 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 April 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 98 minutes. Director: Edmund Goulding Cast: Paul Douglas, Linda Darnell, Celeste Holm Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Plaza for two weeks from 24 March 1950 as a feature only presentation Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 253 84Continue reading “EVERYBODY DOES IT”
I CHEATED THE LAW
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”
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”
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”
MISS MINK OF 1949
US Release date: 11 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 March 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 69 minutes. Director: Glen Tryon Cast: Jimmy Lydon, Lois Collier & Richard Lane Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Capitol theatre from 13 January 1950 for two weeks as support to Sand. Suburban Release Type: Suburban Palais EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 75Continue reading “MISS MINK OF 1949”
SOFIA
US Release date: 3 September 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 82 minutes (Colour) Director: John Reinhardt Cast: Gene Raymond, Sigrid Gurie & Patricia Morison Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum Theatre for one week from 3 February 1950 with Criminal Court as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-1 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “SOFIA”
BRITANNIA MEWS
UK Release date: 31 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 February 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 90 minutes. Director: Jean Negulesco Cast: Dana Andrews, Maureen O’Hara, Sybil Thorndike Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre for two weeks from 3 February 1950 with The Calendar as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 2-L-2 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “BRITANNIA MEWS”
The 1950 Project 