THE LOST TRIBE

US Release date: 19 April 1949  First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 July 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 72 minutes. Director: William Berke Cast:  Johnny Weissmuller, Myrna Dell & Elena Verdugo Australian Distributor: Columbia Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue:  One Week at Union’s Liberty Theatre from 28 April 1950 with Arkansas Swing as support. SuburbanContinue reading “THE LOST TRIBE”

BAGDAD

US Release date: 23 November 1949  First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 April 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 82 minutes. Director: Charles Lamont Cast:  Maureen O’Hara, Paul Hubschmid & Vincent Price Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Two weeks at Union’s State Theatre from 3 March 1950 with Free For All as support. SuburbanContinue reading “BAGDAD”

SIREN OF ATLANTIS

US Release date: January 1949   First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 February 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 75 minutes. Director: Gregg G. Tallas Cast:  Maria Montez, Jean-Pierre Aumont & Dennis O’Keefe  Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue:  One week at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 9 December 1949 with My Brother’s Keeper asContinue reading “SIREN OF ATLANTIS”

ARCTIC MANHUNT

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”

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”

TREASURE OF SIERRA MADRE

US Release date: 6 January 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1April 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 126 minutes. Director: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston & Tim Holt   Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Capitol Theatre for three weeks from 3 March 1950 as a feature only presentation SuburbanContinue reading “TREASURE OF SIERRA MADRE”

UNKNOWN ISLAND

US Release date: 15 October 1948  First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 July 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 75 minutes. Director: Jack Bernhard Cast:  Virginia Grey, Phillip Reed & Richard Denning Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue:  One week at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 9 June 1950 with Esther Waters as support.Continue reading “UNKNOWN ISLAND”

THE SECRET OF ST. IVES

US Release date: 30 June 1949  First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 2 September 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 75 minutes. Director: Phil Rosen Cast:  Richard Ney, Vanessa Brown & Henry Daniell Australian Distributor: Columbia Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue:  One week at Union’s Liberty Theatre from 28 July 1950 supporting Drums Along the Amazon. SuburbanContinue reading “THE SECRET OF ST. IVES”

THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (RR)

US Release date: 13 March 1948 (RR) (Original release 1935) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 January 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 88 minutes (Colour) Director: Michael Curtiz Cast:  Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland & Basil Rathbone Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Two weeks at Hoyts Capitol Theatre from 9th December 1949 asContinue reading “THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (RR)”