US Release date: 27 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 64 minutes Director: William F. Claxton Cast: Jimmy Lydon, Penny Edwards & Deanna Wayne Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 2 December 1949 supporting It Happens Every Spring. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 Rankings EFContinue reading “TUCSON”
Tag Archives: Drama
WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS
UK Release date: 19 November 1947 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 78 minutes. Director: Lawrence Huntington Cast: Patricia Roc, Rosamund John & Bill Owen Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Australia cinema for two weeks from 20 January 1950 with Daybreak as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Memorial EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 6 349 EFContinue reading “WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS”
THE CALENDAR
US Release date: 5 July 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 79 minutes Director: Arthur Crabtree Cast: Greta Gynt, John McCallum & Raymond Lovell Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for two weeks from 3 February 1950 as support to Britannia Mews. Suburban Release Type: Suburban Palais EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 58 290Continue reading “THE CALENDAR”
FLY AWAY PETER
UK Release date: 29 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 60 minutes Director: Charles Saunders Cast: Frederick Piper, Kathleen Boutall, Nigel Buchanan Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Regent Theatre for three weeks from 30 December 1949 supporting Come to the Stable. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 5-W-2 Rankings EF Points 81 245 EF PPEContinue reading “FLY AWAY PETER”
THE GREAT SINNER
US Release date: 29 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 110 minutes. Director: Robert Siodmak Cast: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s Metro theatre for one week from 2 December 1949 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Union 7-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 213 112Continue reading “THE GREAT SINNER”
SOFIA
US Release date: 3 September 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 82 minutes (Colour) Director: John Reinhardt Cast: Gene Raymond, Sigrid Gurie & Patricia Morison Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum Theatre for one week from 3 February 1950 with Criminal Court as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-1 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “SOFIA”
QUARTET
UK Release date: 22 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 100 minutes.Director: Ken Annakin, Arthur Crabtree, Harold French & Ralph Smart Cast: Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne & Ian Fleming Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum for three weeks from 2 December 1949 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2Continue reading “QUARTET”
ELIZABETH OF LADYMEAD
UK Release date: 22 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 97 minutes (colour). Director: Herbert Wilcox Cast: Anna Neagle, Hugh Williams & Isabel Jeans Australian Distributor: London Films Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum for four weeks from 20 January 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “ELIZABETH OF LADYMEAD”
BRIDE OF VENGEANCE
US Release date: 7 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 92 minutes Director: Mitchell Leisen Cast: John Lund, Paulette Goddard, Macdonald Carey Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic theatre for three weeks from 9 December 1949 with Dear Wife as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 134Continue reading “BRIDE OF VENGEANCE”
THE GLASS MOUNTAIN
UK Release date: 9 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 March 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 99 minutes. Director: Henry Cass Cast: Dulcie Gray, Michael Denison & Valentina Cortese Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Athenaeum for three weeks from 11 November 1949 with Things Happen at Night as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 72Continue reading “THE GLASS MOUNTAIN”
The 1950 Project 