US Release date: 27 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 July 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 106 minutes Director: John Huston Cast: John Garfield, Jennifer Jones & Gilbert Roland Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic theatre for four weeks from 21 April 1950 supported by Air Hostess. Suburban Release Type: Union 4-W-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “WE WERE STRANGERS”
Tag Archives: Columbia
BLONDIE HITS THE JACKPOT
US Release date: 28 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 July 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 66 minutes. Director: Edward Bernds Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake & Larry Simms Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: No Observed City Release Suburban Release Type: 7-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 78 252 EF PPE 1.90 277 Metres Travelled 415,620 229 Average MT 10,137 185 EngagementsContinue reading “BLONDIE HITS THE JACKPOT”
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”
JOLSON SINGS AGAIN
US Release date: 10 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 24 June 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 96 minutes (colour) Director: Henry Levin Cast: Larry Parks, Barbara Hale & William Demarest Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Initially at Union’s State theatre for seven weeks from 17 March 1950 with the first four weeks as a feature only presentation and the finalContinue reading “JOLSON SINGS AGAIN”
THE MUTINEERS
US Release date: 22 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 17 March 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 60 minutes Director: Jean Yarbrough Cast: Jon Hall, George Reeves & Adele Jergens Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for two weeks from 10 March 1950 supported by The Doolins of Oklahoma. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “THE MUTINEERS”
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 DARK PAST
US Release date: 22 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 10 June 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 73 minutes Director: Rudolph Maté Cast: William Holden, Nina Foch & Lee J. Cobb Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from March 10 1950 supported by Make Believe Ballroom. Suburban Release Type: Union 5-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 267 75Continue reading “THE DARK PAST”
BOSTON BLACKIE’S CHINESE VENTURE
US Release date: 2 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 59 minutes Director: Seymour Friedman Cast: Chester Morris, Maylia & Richard Lane Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for three weeks from 14 April 1950 supporting Jolson Sings Again. Suburban Release Type: Union 3-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 109 188 EFContinue reading “BOSTON BLACKIE’S CHINESE VENTURE”
MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM
US Release date: 1 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 27 May 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: minutes. Director: Joseph Santley Cast: Jerome Courtland, Virginia Welles & Ruth Warrick Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 10 March 1950 supporting The Dark Past. Suburban Release Type: Union 3-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 53Continue reading “MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM”
ANNA LUCASTA
US Release date: 11 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 27 May 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 86 minutes Director: Irving Rapper Cast: Paulette Goddard, Oscar Homolka & Broderick Crawford Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for three weeks from 3 March 1950 with Holiday in Havana as support Suburban Release Type: Union 4-W-1 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “ANNA LUCASTA”
The 1950 Project 