CONFESSIONS OF A ROGUE

French Release date: 9 July 1947 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban:  9 December 1950 Genre: Crime  Country: France Running time: 105 minutes  Director: Jean Dréville Cast: Louis Jouvet, Suzy Delair, Annette Poivre  Australian Distributor: FDB Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Australia Cinema for six weeks from 14 July 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Memorial EX-2 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “CONFESSIONS OF A ROGUE”

TROUBLE IN THE AIR

UK Release date: 1 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 July 1950  Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 55 minutes. Director: Charles Saunders Cast: Freddie Frinton, Jimmy Edwards & Joyce Golding Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Australia cinema for three weeks from 30 December 1949 supporting Look Before You Love. Suburban Release Type: Union Elwood Broadway EX-2 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “TROUBLE IN THE AIR”

LONDON BELONGS TO ME

UK Release date: 12 August 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 27 June 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK  Running time: 112 minutes Director: Sidney Gilliat Cast: Richard Attenborough, Alastair Sim & Fay Compton Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Australia Cinema for five weeks from 11 November 1949 with Love’s In Waiting as support. Suburban Release Type: Suburban Box Hill Rialto EX-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “LONDON BELONGS TO ME”

TO LIVE IN PEACE

Italian Release date: 17 March 1947 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 27 June 1950 Genre: Drama Country: Italy  Running time: 90 minutes. Director: Luigi Zampa Cast: Aldo Fabrizi, Gar Moore & Mirella Monti Australian Distributor: FDB Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Australia theatre for seven weeks from 7 February 1950 as a feature only presentation.   Suburban Release Type: Suburban Camberwell Rivoli EX-1 Rankings RankContinue reading “TO LIVE IN PEACE”

WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS

UK Release date: 19 November 1947 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 78 minutes. Director: Lawrence Huntington Cast: Patricia Roc, Rosamund John & Bill Owen Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Australia cinema for two weeks from 20 January 1950 with Daybreak as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Memorial EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 6 349 EFContinue reading “WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS”

ONE NIGHT WITH YOU

UK Release date: 7 June 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time:  92 minutes Director: Terence Young Cast: Nino Martini, Patricia Roc & Bonar Colleano Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at the independent Australia Theatre from 21 October 1949 supporting The Blind Goddess Suburban Release Type: Suburban Rivoli EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 27Continue reading “ONE NIGHT WITH YOU”

LOOK BEFORE YOU LOVE

UK Release date: 7 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK  Running time: 96 minutes. Director: Harold Huth Cast: Margaret Lockwood, Griffith Jones & Norman Wooland Australian Distributor: GBDFD  Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Australia Cinema for three weeks from 31 December 1949 with Trouble in the Air as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 8-W-2 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “LOOK BEFORE YOU LOVE”

THE BLIND GODDESS

UK Release date:  18 October 1948   First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 February 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time:  87 minutes. Director: Harold French Cast: Eric Portman, Anne Crawford and Hugh Williams Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at the independent Australia Theatre from 21 October 1949 with One Night With You as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “THE BLIND GODDESS”

DAYBREAK

UK Release date: 19 May 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: UK. Running time: 81 minutes. Director:  Compton Bennett Cast: Eric Portman, Ann Todd & Maxwell Reed  Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Australia cinema for two weeks from 20 Jan 1950 supported by When the Bough Breaks.  SuburbanContinue reading “DAYBREAK”