US Release date: 30 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 September 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 65 minutes Director: Peter Godfrey Cast: Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott & Douglas Kennedy Australian Distributor: Warner Bros. Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol theatre for two weeks from 28 July 1950 supporting Roseanna McCoy. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 106 192Continue reading “ONE LAST FLING”
Tag Archives: Comedy
RIDING HIGH
US Release date: 21 April 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 2 September 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 112 minutes Director: Frank Capra Cast: Bing Crosby, Coleen Gray & Charles Bickford Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for four weeks from 14 July 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 381 18Continue reading “RIDING HIGH”
AND BABY MAKES THREE
US Release date: 2 December 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 19 August 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 83 minutes Director: Howard Levin Cast: Barbara Hale, Robert Hutton & Robert Young Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for two weeks from 30 June 1950 supported by Kazan. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 216 109Continue reading “AND BABY MAKES THREE”
KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS
UK Release date: 23 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 5 August 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 108 minutes Director: Robert Hamer Cast: Dennis Price, Alec Guinness & Valerie Hobson Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor theatre for seventeen weeks from 17 March 1950 supported by The 1950 British Empire Games. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 270Continue reading “KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS”
HOLIDAY AFFAIR
US Release date: 23 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 5 August 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes Director: Don Hartman Cast: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh & Wendell Corey Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 30 June 1950 supported by Flaxy Martin. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 169Continue reading “HOLIDAY AFFAIR”
KISS IN THE DARK
US Release date: 25 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 July 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes Director: Delmer Daves Cast: David Niven, Jane Wyman & Victor Moore Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Esquire for one week from 23 June 1950 supported by Fighting Fools. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 102 200 EF PPEContinue reading “KISS IN THE DARK”
BLONDIE’S BIG DEAL
US Release date: 10 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 July 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 66 minutes Director: Edward Bernds Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake & Larry Simms Australian Distributor: Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for two weeks from 16 June 1950 supporting After Midnight. Suburban Release Type: Union 3-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 44 306 EF PPEContinue reading “BLONDIE’S BIG DEAL”
ONCE MORE MY DARLING
US Release date: 10 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 July 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 92 minutes. Director: Robert Montgomery, Cast: Robert Montgomery, Ann Blyth & Jane Cowl Australian Distributor: Universal Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for two weeks from 2 June 1950 with Abandoned as support. Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “ONCE MORE MY DARLING”
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”
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”
The 1950 Project 