US Release date: 4 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 96 minutes Director: David Butler Cast: Ronald Reagan, Jack Carson, Wayne Morris Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre for two weeks from 20 January 1950 as a feature only presentation Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 197 120Continue reading “JOHN LOVES MARY”
Tag Archives: Comedy
THE GREAT LOVER
US Release date: 23 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 80 minutes. Director: Alexander Hall Cast: Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming & Roland Young Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for four weeks from 23 December 1950 with Red, Hot and Blue as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “THE GREAT LOVER”
ONE NIGHT WITH YOU
UK Release date: 7 June 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 92 minutes Director: Terence Young Cast: Nino Martini, Patricia Roc & Bonar Colleano Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at the independent Australia Theatre from 21 October 1949 supporting The Blind Goddess Suburban Release Type: Suburban Rivoli EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 27Continue reading “ONE NIGHT WITH YOU”
LOOK BEFORE YOU LOVE
UK Release date: 7 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 96 minutes. Director: Harold Huth Cast: Margaret Lockwood, Griffith Jones & Norman Wooland Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Australia Cinema for three weeks from 31 December 1949 with Trouble in the Air as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 8-W-2 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “LOOK BEFORE YOU LOVE”
BRASS MONKEY
UK Release date: 15 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 100 minutes. Director: Thornton Freeland Cast: Carroll Levis, Carole Landis & Herbert Lom Australian Distributor: UA Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for one week from 11 November 1949 as support to Chicken Every Sunday. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 5-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 53Continue reading “BRASS MONKEY”
RED, HOT AND BLUE
US Release date: 5 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 84 minutes. Director: John Farrow Cast: Betty Hutton, Victor Mature, William Demarest Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Union’s State Theatre from 23 December 1949 supporting The Great Lover. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 103 199 EF PPEContinue reading “RED, HOT AND BLUE”
COME TO THE STABLE
US Release date: 27 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 94 minutes Director: Henry Koster Cast: Loretta Young, Celeste Holm & Hugh Marlowe Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Regent Theatre for three weeks from 30 December 1949 with Fly Away Peter as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1Continue reading “COME TO THE STABLE”
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (RR)
US Release date: 3 December 1948 (re-release of 1935 film) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 91 minutes. Director: Sam Wood Cast: The Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James Theatre for eight weeks beginning 7 November 1949 with Kid Glove Killer as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 4-L-1Continue reading “A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (RR)”
MOTHER IS A FRESHMAN
US Release date: 10 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 81 minutes (Colour). Director: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Loretta Young, Van Johnson & Rudy Vallee Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Capitol Theatre from 25 November 1949 for two weeks with Embraceable You as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1Continue reading “MOTHER IS A FRESHMAN”
IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING
US Release date: 10 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes. Director: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Ray Milland, Jean Peters & Paul Douglas Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 2 December 1949 with Tucson as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 RankingsContinue reading “IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING”
The 1950 Project 