US Release date: 23 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 November 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 75 minutes Director: Peter Godfrey Cast: Alexis Smith, Robert Douglas & Cecil Kellaway Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Regent Theatre for four weeks from 29 September 1950 as support to Look for the Silver LiningContinue reading “THE DECISION OF CHRISTOPHER BLAKE”
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THE HASTY HEART
UK Release date: 2 December 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 October 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 102 minutes Director: Vincent Sherman Cast: Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal & Richard Todd Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Athenaeum Theatre for eight weeks from 21 July 1950 as a feature only presentation Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “THE HASTY HEART”
INTO THE STRAIGHT
Australian Release date: 21 July 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 October 1950 Genre: Drama Country: Australia Running time: 82 minutes Director: T.O. McCreadie Cast: Shirley Hall, Margo Lee & Nonnie Peifer Australian Distributor: McCreadie Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty Theatre for one weeks from 21 July 1950 supported by The Lady Gambles. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2Continue reading “INTO THE STRAIGHT”
MR. SOFT TOUCH
US Release date: 1 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 30 September 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 92 minutes Director: Henry Levin Cast: Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes & John Ireland Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic Theatre for two weeks from 18 August 1950 with Rusty’s Birthday as support. Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “MR. SOFT TOUCH”
PAID IN FULL
US Release date: 15 February 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 September 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA. Running time: 98 minutes Director: William Dieterle Cast: Robert Cummings, Lizabeth Scott & Diana Lynn Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Union’s Liberty Theatre from 23 June 1950 with Champion Chumps as support. Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “PAID IN FULL”
THE STORY OF MOLLY X
US Release date: 15 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 September 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 82 minutes. Director: Crane Wilbur Cast: June Havoc, John Russell & Dorothy Hart Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic theatre for four weeks from 21 July 1950 supporting Francis. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 110 187 EFContinue reading “THE STORY OF MOLLY X”
UNDER CAPRICORN
US Release date: 8 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 September 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 117 minutes (colour) Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten & Michael Wilding Australian Distributor: Warner Bros. Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for five weeks from 21 July 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “UNDER CAPRICORN”
SONS OF MATTHEW
Australian Release date: 16 December 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 2 September 1950 Genre: Drama Country: Australia Running time: 107 minutes Director: Charles Chauvel Cast: Michael Pate, Ken Wayne & Tommy Burns Australian Distributor: Sons of Matthew Productions Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic theatre for nine weeks from 19 May 1950 supported by Undertow for its first six weeks, then Henry the Rainmaker forContinue reading “SONS OF MATTHEW”
ANTHONY ADVERSE (RR)
US Release date: 13 December 1947 (Date of re-issue. Originally released in 1936) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 141 minutes Director: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland & Donald Woods Australian Distributor: Warner Bros. Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 14 July 1950 supported by Prarie Thunder (Date of re-issue.Continue reading “ANTHONY ADVERSE (RR)”
ROSEANNA McCOY
US Release date: 12 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA. Running time: 89 minutes Director: Irving Reis Cast: Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Charles Bickford Australian Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Capitol Theatre from 28 July 1950 with One Last Fling asContinue reading “ROSEANNA McCOY”
The 1950 Project 