US Release date: 19 December 1939 (reissue date unavailable) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 November 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 83 minutes Director: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Robert Taylor, Greer Garson & Lew Ayres Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James Theatre for three weeks from 11 August 1950 as support to The Big Store. (first screened 4Continue reading “REMEMBER? (RR)”
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THE BIG STORE (RR)
US Release date: 20 June 1941 (re-release date unavailable) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 November 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 83 minutes Director: Charles Reisner Cast: The Marx Brothers and Margaret Dumont Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James’ Theatre for three weeks from 11 August 1950 supported by Remember? (original release – four weeks atContinue reading “THE BIG STORE (RR)”
THE GIRL FROM JONES BEACH
US Release date: 16 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 November 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 78 minutes Director: Peter Godfrey Cast: Ronald Reagan, Virginia Mayo & Eddie Bracken Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre for three weeks from 15 September 1950 supported by Third Time Lucky. Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “THE GIRL FROM JONES BEACH”
THE BIG HANGOVER
US Release date: 26 May 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 November 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 82 minutes Director: Norman Krasna Cast: Van Johnson, Elizabeth Taylor & Percy Waram Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’S St. James Theatre for two weeks from 28 July 1950 supported by Border Incident. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2Continue reading “THE BIG HANGOVER”
MEET THE KILLER
US Release date: 22 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 November 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 84 minutes Director: Charles Barton Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello & Boris Karloff Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty Theatre for two weeks from 22 September 1950 supported by Mr Peabody and the Mermaid Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “MEET THE KILLER”
CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN
US Release date: 31 March 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 October 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: US Running time: 126 minutes (colour) Director: Walter Lang Cast: Clifton Webb, Myrna Loy & Jeanne Crain Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Regent Theatre for six weeks from 18 August 1950 as supported by The Threat. SuburbanContinue reading “CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN”
MY FRIEND IRMA GOES WEST
US Release date: 26 June 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 October 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: US Running time: 91 minutes Director: Hal Walker Cast: John Lund, Marie Wilson & Diana Lynn Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for two weeks from 25 August 1950 supported by The Dividing Line Suburban Release Type: Union 7-W-1Continue reading “MY FRIEND IRMA GOES WEST”
POET’S PUB
UK Release date: 5 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 September 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 79 minutes Director: Frederick Wilson Cast: Derek Bond, Rona Anderson & James Robertson Justice Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum theatre for four weeks from 23 June 1950 supporting Obsession. Suburban Release Type: Union 3-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 22 333 EF PPEContinue reading “POET’S PUB”
TELL IT TO THE JUDGE
US Release date: 18 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 May 1950Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes Director: Norman Foster Cast: Rosalind Russell, Robert Cummings & Marie McDonald Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for two weeks from 11 August 1950 supported by Prison Warden. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 3-L-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 195 121 EFContinue reading “TELL IT TO THE JUDGE”
HENRY THE RAINMAKER
US Release date: 13 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 September 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 64 minutes Director: Jean Yarbrough Cast: Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett, William Tracy Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic theatre for three weeks from 30 June 1950 supporting Sons of Matthew. Suburban Release Type: Union 4-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 81 245 EF PPE 2.38Continue reading “HENRY THE RAINMAKER”
The 1950 Project 