UK Release date: 31 May 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 89 minutes. Director: Ken Annakin Cast: Phyllis Calvert Margot Grahame & James Donald Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre from 11 November 1949 as support to The Fan. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 8-W-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “BROKEN JOURNEY”
Tag Archives: Drama
LEATHER GLOVES
US Release date: 11 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 January 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 75 minutes. Director: William Asher Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Virginia Grey & Jane Nigh Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Union’s State theatre from 14 October 1949 supporting The Return of October. Suburban Release Type: Union 5-W-2 RankingsContinue reading “LEATHER GLOVES”
CORRIDOR OF MIRRORS
UK Release date: 10 March 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 October 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK. Running time: 105 minutes. Director: Terence Young Cast: Eric Portman, Edana Romney & Barbara Mullen Australian Distributor: GFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum for one week from 29 September 1950 supported by Step by Step. Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “CORRIDOR OF MIRRORS”
MR. PERRIN AND MR. TRAILL
US Release date: 17 September 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 April 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK. Running time: 92 minutes. Director: Lawrence Huntington Cast: Marius Goring, David Farrar & Greta Gynt Australian Distributor: GBDFD Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Athenaeum for two weeks from 17 February 1950 supported by All Over the Town Suburban Release Type:Continue reading “MR. PERRIN AND MR. TRAILL”
THE FORSYTE SAGA
US Release date: 3 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 July 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA. Running time: 109 minutes. Director: Compton Bennett Cast: Errol Flynn, Greer Garson & Walter Pidgeon Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Seven weeks at MGM’s St. James and Metro Theatres from 31 March 1950 as a featureContinue reading “THE FORSYTE SAGA”
ESCAPE ME NEVER
US Release date: November 7 1947 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA. Running time: 104 minutes. Director: Peter Godfrey Cast: Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino & Eleanor Parker Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Plaza Theatre from 2 December 1949 as a feature only presentation. SuburbanContinue reading “ESCAPE ME NEVER”
ENCHANTMENT
US Release date: 11 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 April 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA. Running time: 94 minutes. Director: Irving Reis Cast: David Niven, Teresa Wright & Evelyn Keyes Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Plaza Theatre from 17 February 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “ENCHANTMENT”
A STRANGER IN TOWN (RR)
US Release date: April 1943 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 December 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA. Running time: 66 minutes. Director: Roy Rowland Cast: Frank Morgan, Richard Carlson & Jean Rogers Production Company: MGM Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at MGM’s St. James Theatre from 22 September 1950 supporting The Asphalt Jungle.(Original releaseContinue reading “A STRANGER IN TOWN (RR)”
INTERFERENCE
US Release date: 3 September 1949 (as Easy Living – possibly retitled in Australia due to the 1937 screwball comedy of the same name still popping up around town) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 November 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA. Running time: 77 minutes. Director: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Victor Mature, Lucille Ball & Lizabeth Scott Continue reading “INTERFERENCE”
CHAMPION
US Release date: 9 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 May 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 99 minutes. Director: Mark Robson Cast: Kirk Douglas, Arthur Kennedy & Marilyn Maxwell Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol Theatre for four weeks from 24 March 1950 as a feature only presentation Continue reading “CHAMPION”
The 1950 Project 