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”

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 YOUNGER BROTHERS

US Release date: 3 May 1949   First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 24 June 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA. Running time: 78 minutes. Director: Edwin L. Marin Cast:  Wayne Morris, Janis Paige & Bruce Bennett Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Four weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 26 May 1950 with Homicide as theContinue reading “THE YOUNGER BROTHERS”

TWO TEXAS KNIGHTS

US Release date: 4 September 1948 (as Two Guys From Texas) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 November1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA. Running time: 86 minutes. Director:  David Butler Cast: Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson & Dorothy Malone  Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue:  Two weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 29 September 1950  with SmartContinue reading “TWO TEXAS KNIGHTS”