US Release date: 5 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 February 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 68 minutes Directors: Will Price Cast: Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn & Harry Morgan Australian Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Esquire Theatre for four weeks from 6 January 1950 as support to Mr. JosephContinue reading “STRANGE BARGAIN”
Tag Archives: Crime
TAKE ONE FALSE STEP
US Release date: 3 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 July 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 94 minutes. Director: Chester Erskine Cast: William Powell, Shelley Winters & Marsha Hunt Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Union’s Liberty Theatre from 9 March 1950 with Riders of the Santa Fe asContinue reading “TAKE ONE FALSE STEP”
THE THIRD MAN
UK Release date: 1 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 3 June 1950 Genre: Crime Country: UK-USA. Running time: 108 minutes. Director: Carol Reed Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli & Orson Welles Australian Distributor: London Films Melbourne Premiere Venue: Nine weeks at Hoyts Regent Theatre from 3 March 1950 with It’s Not Cricket as supportContinue reading “THE THIRD MAN”
THIEVES’ HIGHWAY
US Release date: 20 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 13 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 94 minutes. Director: Jules Dassin Cast: Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese & Lee J. Cobb Australian Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for three weeks from 31 March 1950 with Devil’s Cartgo asContinue reading “THIEVES’ HIGHWAY”
TOKYO JOE
US Release date: 26 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 30 December 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 88 minutes. Director: Stuart Heisler Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Alexander Knox & Florence Marly Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Union’s State Theatre from 17 November 1950 supported by Mary Ryan, Detective Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “TOKYO JOE”
WHIRLPOOL
US Release date: 28 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 October 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 98 minutes. Director: Otto Preminger Cast: Gene Tierney, Richard Conte & José Ferrer Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Esquire for two weeks from 15 September 1950 supported by Barbary Pirate Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “WHIRLPOOL”
The 1950 Project 