US Release date: 6 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 October 1950 Genre: Crime Country: UK Running time: 70 minutes Director: Val Guest Cast: Garry Marsh, Jon Pertwee & Jack Livesey Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor Theatre for three weeks from 28 July 1950 as support to Train of Events. Suburban Release Type: UnionContinue reading “MURDER AT THE WINDMILL”
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1950 BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES
NZ Release date: Unknown First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 August 1950 Genre: Documentary Country: New Zealand Running time: 100 minutes Director: None Credited Cast: None Credited Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor theatre for seventeen weeks from 17 March 1950 supporting Kind Hearts and Coronets. Suburban Release Type: Union Coburg West Progress EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 5 351 EFContinue reading “1950 BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES”
LANDFALL
UK Release date: 27 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 September 1950 Genre: War Country: UK Running time: 86 minutes Director: Ken Annakin Cast: Michael Denison, Patricia Plunkett & Edith Sharpe Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor theatre for two weeks from 14 July 1950 supported by No Strangers Here. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 106 192 EFContinue reading “LANDFALL”
KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS
UK Release date: 23 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 5 August 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 108 minutes Director: Robert Hamer Cast: Dennis Price, Alec Guinness & Valerie Hobson Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor theatre for seventeen weeks from 17 March 1950 supported by The 1950 British Empire Games. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 270Continue reading “KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS”
PASSPORT TO PIMLICO
UK Release date: 28 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 April 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 84 minutes Director: Henry Cornelius Cast: Stanley Holloway, Betty Warren & Barbara Murray Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor theatre for fifteen weeks from 11 November 1949 supported by Man on the Run. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “PASSPORT TO PIMLICO”
SILENT DUST
UK Release date: 1 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 82 minutes. Director: Lance Comfort Cast: Sally Gray, Stephen Murray & Derek Farr Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor Theatre for eight weeks from 23 September 1949 with The Last Lead as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 RankingsContinue reading “SILENT DUST”
FOR THEM THAT TRESPASS
UK Release date: 9 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 November 1950 Genre: Crime Country: UK. Running time: 95 minutes. Director: Alberto Cavalcanti Cast: Stephen Murray, Richard Todd & Patricia Plunkett Australian Distributor: British Empire Films Melbourne Premiere Venue: Five weeks at Union’s Grosvenor Theatre from 15 September 1950 supporting No Place for Jennifer.Continue reading “FOR THEM THAT TRESPASS”
NOOSE
UK Release date: 28 September 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 April 1950 Genre: Crime Country: UK Running time: 95 minutes. Director: Edmond T. Greville Cast: Carol Landis, Derek Farr & Joseph Calleia Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor Theatre for two weeks from 3 March 1950 as a feature -only presentation Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “NOOSE”
TRAIN OF EVENTS
UK Release date: 16 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 October 1950 Genre: Drama Country: UK. Running time: 90 minutes. Directors: Sidney Cole, Charles Crichton & Basil Dearden Cast: Valerie Hobson, John Clements & Peter Finch Production Company: Ealing Studios Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Grosvenor Theatre for seven weeks from 28Continue reading “TRAIN OF EVENTS”
The 1950 Project 