US Release date: 11 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 65 minutes. Director: Lew Landers Cast: Gloria Henry, Stephen Dunne & Adele Jergens Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic Theatre for three weeks from 18 November 1949 as support to Lust for Gold. Suburban Release Type: Union 5-W-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “LAW OF THE BARBARY COAST”
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JOHNNY STOOL PIGEON
US Release date: 20 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 76 minutes. Director: William Castle Cast: Howard Duff, Shelley WInters & Dan Duryea Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for two weeks from 18 November 1949 as support to Yes Sir, That’s My Baby! Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 RankingsContinue reading “JOHNNY STOOL PIGEON”
KING OF THE GAMBLERS
US Release date: 26 April 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 60 minutes. Director: George Blair Cast: Janet Martin, William Wright & Thurston Hall Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Union’s Majestic Theatre from 12 August 1949 as support to Streets of Laredo. Suburban Release Type: Union Port Melbourne EX-2Continue reading “KING OF THE GAMBLERS”
CAUGHT
US Release date: 17 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 88 minutes. Director: Max Ophüls Cast: James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes & Robert Ryan Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James Theatre for one week from 30 September 1949 with The Inlanders as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 4-L-2 RankingsContinue reading “CAUGHT”
DAYBREAK
UK Release date: 19 May 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: UK. Running time: 81 minutes. Director: Compton Bennett Cast: Eric Portman, Ann Todd & Maxwell Reed Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Australia cinema for two weeks from 20 Jan 1950 supported by When the Bough Breaks. SuburbanContinue reading “DAYBREAK”
MOONRISE
US Release date: 9 September 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 September 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 90 minutes. Director: Frank Borzage Cast: Dane Clark, Gail Russell & Ethel Barrymore Production Company: Chas K. Feldman Group Productions Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty for one week from 2 June 1950Continue reading “MOONRISE”
THE DEVIL’S HENCHMEN
US Release date: 15 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 December 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 68 minutes. Director: Seymour Friedman Cast: Warner Baxter, Mary Beth Hughes & Mike Mazurki Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Hoyts Plaza Theatre from 13 October 1950 supporting Miss Grant Takes Richmond.. SuburbanContinue reading “THE DEVIL’S HENCHMEN”
THE ASPHALT JUNGLE
US Release date: 1 June 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 December 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 112 minutes. Director: John Huston Cast: Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern & Jean Hagen Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at MGM’s St. James Theatre from 22 September 1950 with A Stranger in Town asContinue reading “THE ASPHALT JUNGLE”
IMPACT
US Release date: 19 March 1949. First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 5 August 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 111 minutes. Director: Arthur Lubin Cast: Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines & Charles Coburn Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum for one week from 23 June 1950 supported by Will it Happen Again? Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “IMPACT”
FOR THEM THAT TRESPASS
UK Release date: 9 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 November 1950 Genre: Crime Country: UK. Running time: 95 minutes. Director: Alberto Cavalcanti Cast: Stephen Murray, Richard Todd & Patricia Plunkett Australian Distributor: British Empire Films Melbourne Premiere Venue: Five weeks at Union’s Grosvenor Theatre from 15 September 1950 supporting No Place for Jennifer.Continue reading “FOR THEM THAT TRESPASS”
The 1950 Project 