UK Release date: 28 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 April 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 84 minutes Director: Henry Cornelius Cast: Stanley Holloway, Betty Warren & Barbara Murray Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor theatre for fifteen weeks from 11 November 1949 supported by Man on the Run. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “PASSPORT TO PIMLICO”
Tag Archives: Comedy
THE AWFUL TRUTH (RR)
US Release date: 1937. No information of an official re-issue. First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 April 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 90 minutes Director: Leo McCarey Cast: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant & Ralph Bellamy Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Screened first at Hoyts Regent in 1938 and had several moveovers and reissues. The last in 1944. Suburban Release Type: UnionContinue reading “THE AWFUL TRUTH (RR)”
ALL OVER THE TOWN
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”
THE LUCKY STIFF
US Release date: 26 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 99 minutes. Director: Lewis R. Foster Cast: Dorothy Lamour, Brian Donlevy & Claire Trevor Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum for one week from 2 December 1949 with The Bullfighters as support. Suburban Release Type: Independent Reservoir Plaza EX-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “THE LUCKY STIFF”
THE BEAUTIFUL BLONDE FROM BASHFUL BEND
US Release date: 27 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 77 minutes Director: Preston Sturges Cast: Betty Grable, Cesar Romero & Rudy Vallee Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire for two weeks from 3 March 1950 with I Cheated the Law as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “THE BEAUTIFUL BLONDE FROM BASHFUL BEND”
THE INSIDE STORY
US Release date: 14 March 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes Director: Allan Dwan Cast: Marsha Hunt, William Lundigan & Charles Winninger Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: The independent Savoy theatre for two weeks from 23 December 1949 as support to Bill and Coo. Suburban Release Type: Union 6-W-2 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “THE INSIDE STORY”
MY FRIEND IRMA
US Release date: 14 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 103 minutes Director: George Marshall Cast: John Lund, Diana Lynn & Don DeFore Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic theatre for seven weeks from 30 December 1949 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2 Rankings EF Points 360 31Continue reading “MY FRIEND IRMA”
LOVE, HONOR AND GOODBYE
US Release date: 15 September 1945 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 March 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes. Director: Albert S. Rogell Cast: Virginia Bruce, Edward Ashley & Victor McLaglen Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: No City Release Suburban Release Type: Union Toorak EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 13 343 EF PPE 1.63 316 Metres Travelled 90,009 334 Average MTContinue reading “LOVE, HONOR AND GOODBYE”
MISS MINK OF 1949
US Release date: 11 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 March 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 69 minutes. Director: Glen Tryon Cast: Jimmy Lydon, Lois Collier & Richard Lane Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Capitol theatre from 13 January 1950 for two weeks as support to Sand. Suburban Release Type: Suburban Palais EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 75Continue reading “MISS MINK OF 1949”
DEAR WIFE
US Release date: 15 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 March 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 88 minutes. Director: Richard Haydn Cast: William Holden, Joan Caulfield & Billy De Wolfe Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic Theatre for three weeks from 9 December 1949 with Bride of Vengeance as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 7-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 319Continue reading “DEAR WIFE”
The 1950 Project 