UK Release date: 25th April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 April 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 83 minutes Director: Derek Twist Cast: Norman Wooland, Sarah Churchill & Cyril Cusack Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum theatre for two weeks from 17 February 1950 as support to Mr Perrin and Mr Traill. Suburban Release Type: Suburban Palais EX-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “ALL OVER THE TOWN”
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THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS
UK Release date: 26 January 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 95 minutes. Director: David Lean Cast: Ann Todd, Trevor Howard & Claude Rains Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum theatre for four weeks from 23 December 1949 with Badger’s Green as support. Suburban Release Type: Suburban Palais EX-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 170 137Continue reading “THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS”
CONSPIRATOR
US Release date: 29 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 87 minutes Director: Victor Saville Cast: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor & Robert Flemyng Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Metro’s St. James’ theatre for four weeks from 20 January 1950 with Scene of the Crime as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 7-W-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “CONSPIRATOR”
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”
THE CALENDAR
US Release date: 5 July 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 79 minutes Director: Arthur Crabtree Cast: Greta Gynt, John McCallum & Raymond Lovell Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for two weeks from 3 February 1950 as support to Britannia Mews. Suburban Release Type: Suburban Palais EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 58 290Continue reading “THE CALENDAR”
FLY AWAY PETER
UK Release date: 29 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 60 minutes Director: Charles Saunders Cast: Frederick Piper, Kathleen Boutall, Nigel Buchanan Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Regent Theatre for three weeks from 30 December 1949 supporting Come to the Stable. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 5-W-2 Rankings EF Points 81 245 EF PPEContinue reading “FLY AWAY PETER”
QUARTET
UK Release date: 22 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 100 minutes.Director: Ken Annakin, Arthur Crabtree, Harold French & Ralph Smart Cast: Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne & Ian Fleming Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum for three weeks from 2 December 1949 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2Continue reading “QUARTET”
ELIZABETH OF LADYMEAD
UK Release date: 22 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 97 minutes (colour). Director: Herbert Wilcox Cast: Anna Neagle, Hugh Williams & Isabel Jeans Australian Distributor: London Films Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum for four weeks from 20 January 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “ELIZABETH OF LADYMEAD”
THE SMALL VOICE
UK Release date: 30 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 February 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 85 minutes. Director: Fergus McDonell Cast: Valerie Hobson, James Donald & Howard Keel Australian Distributor: London Films Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for one week from 25 November 1949 supported by China Sky. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 8-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 87 229Continue reading “THE SMALL VOICE”
THE GLASS MOUNTAIN
UK Release date: 9 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 99 minutes. Director: Henry Cass Cast: Dulcie Gray, Michael Denison & Valentina Cortese Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum for three weeks from 11 November 1949 with Things Happen at Night as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 72Continue reading “THE GLASS MOUNTAIN”
The 1950 Project 