US Release date: 2 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 59 minutes Director: Seymour Friedman Cast: Chester Morris, Maylia & Richard Lane Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for three weeks from 14 April 1950 supporting Jolson Sings Again. Suburban Release Type: Union 3-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 109 188 EFContinue reading “BOSTON BLACKIE’S CHINESE VENTURE”
Tag Archives: Crime
ILLEGAL ENTRY
US Release date: 1 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 27 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 84 minutes Director: Frederick De Cordova Cast: Howard Duff, Märta Torén & George Brent Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic theatre for five weeks from 17 February 1950 supporting Ma and Pa Kettle. Suburban Release Type: hoyts 9-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 104Continue reading “ILLEGAL ENTRY”
DEVIL’S CARGO
US Release date: 1 April 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 20 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 64 minutes Director: John F. Link Cast: John Calvert, Rochelle Hudson & Roscoe Karns Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for three weeks from March 31st 1950 supporting Thieves’ Highway. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “DEVIL’S CARGO”
MONEY MADNESS
US Release date: 15 April 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 20 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 73 minutes. Director: Sam Newfield Cast: Hugh Beaumont, Frances Rafferty & Harlan Warde Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 17 March 1950 supporting April Showers. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 86 230 EFContinue reading “MONEY MADNESS”
HOUSE OF STRANGERS
US Release date: 30 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 101 minutes Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward & Richard Conte Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum theatre for two weeks from 7 April 1950 with The Huggetts Abroad as support Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-1 RankingsContinue reading “HOUSE OF STRANGERS”
INCIDENT
US Release date: 30 October 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 15 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 66 minutes Director: WIlliam Beaudine Cast: Warren Douglas, Jane Frazee & Robert Osterloh Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Savoy theatre for three weeks from 13 January 1950 as support to Tulsa. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 79Continue reading “INCIDENT”
CITY ACROSS THE RIVER
US Release date: 4 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 15 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 91 minutes Director: Maxwell Shane Cast: Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter & Luis Van Rooten Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 3 March 1950 with Arctic Manhunt as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 114 182Continue reading “CITY ACROSS THE RIVER”
THE LOVERS
US Release date: 25 January 1949 (as Shockproof) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 79 minutes Director: Douglas Sirk Cast: Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knight & John Baragrey Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for two weeks from 18 November 1949 with Rusty Saves a Life as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “THE LOVERS”
I CHEATED THE LAW
US Release date: 4 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 69 minutes. Director: Edward L. Cahn Cast: Tom Conway, Steve Brodie & Robert Osterloh Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 3 March 1950 as support to The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend. Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “I CHEATED THE LAW”
INNER SANCTUM MYSTERY
US Release date: October 15 1948 (as Inner Sanctum) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 62 minutes. Director: Lew Landers Cast: Charles Russell, Mary Beth Hughes, Dale Belding Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol theatre for three weeks from 27 January 1950 as support to Too Late for Tears Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “INNER SANCTUM MYSTERY”
The 1950 Project 