US Release date: 1 December 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 October 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 66 minutes Director: Felix E. Feist Cast: Michael O’Shea, Virginia Grey & Charles McGraw Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Regent Theatre for six weeks from 18 August 1950 supporting Cheaper by the Dozen. Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “THE THREAT”
Tag Archives: Crime
A DANGEROUS PROFESSION
US Release date: 6 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 30 September 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 79 minutes Director: Ted Tetzlaff Cast: George Raft, Ella Raines & Pat O’Brien Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for two weeks from 1 September 1950 supported by It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog. Suburban Release Type: Suburban St. KildaContinue reading “A DANGEROUS PROFESSION”
TENSION
US Release date: 25 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 September 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 95 minutes Director: John Berry Cast: Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter & Cyd Charisse Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James theatre for two weeks from 14 July 1950 supporting Ambush. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 141 157 EF PPE 2.76Continue reading “TENSION”
PRISON WARDEN
US Release date: 20 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 September 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 60 minutes. Director: Seymour Friedman Cast: Warner Baxter, Anna Lee & Harlan Warde Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for two weeks from 11 August 1950 supporting Tell it to the Judge. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “PRISON WARDEN”
THE GUILTY
US Release date: 2 March 1947 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 September 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 71 minutes Director: John Reinhardt Cast: Bonita Granville, Don Castle & Regis Toomey Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for one week from 10 December 1948 supporting The Man From Oklahoma. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 7-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 54 297 EFContinue reading “THE GUILTY”
UNDERTOW
US Release date: 1 December 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 2 September 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 71 minutes Director: WIliam Castle Cast: Scott Brady, John Russell & Dorothy Hart Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic theatre for six weeks from 19 May 1950 supporting Sons of Matthew. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 72 268 EF PPEContinue reading “UNDERTOW”
MURDER IN THE BIG HOUSE (RR)
US Release date: 11 April 1942 (re-issued 6 October 1945) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 59 minutes Director: B. Reeves Eason Cast: Van Johnson, Faye Emerson & George Meeker Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 5 November 1948 supporting City for Conquest (original release 1943). Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “MURDER IN THE BIG HOUSE (RR)”
STATE DEPARTMENT: FILE 649
US Release date: 11 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 87 minutes Director: Sam Newfield Cast: William Lundigan, Virginia Bruce, Jonathan Hale Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum Theatre for one week from 14 July 1950 supported by Jiggs and Maggie in JackpotContinue reading “STATE DEPARTMENT: FILE 649”
THE BIG WHEEL
US Release date: 4 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 92 minutes Director: Edward Ludwig Cast: Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell & Michael O’Shea Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum Theatre for two weeks from 28 July 1950 supported by Strange Gamble Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “THE BIG WHEEL”
BLONDE ICE
US Release date: 24 July 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 19 August 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 73 minutes. Director: Jack Bernhard Cast: Robert Paige, Leslie Brooks & Russ Vincent Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 12 May 1950 supporting Father Was a Fullback. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 45Continue reading “BLONDE ICE”
The 1950 Project 