US Release date: 24 May 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 30 December 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 92 minutes (colour) Director: Henry Koster Cast: Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Phil Harris Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 1 December 1950 supported by Train to Alcatraz. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 12-W-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “WABASH AVENUE”
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LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING
US Release date: 30 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 December 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 106 minutes (colour) Director: David Butler Cast: June Haver, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae Australian Distributor: Warner Bros. Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Regent theatre for four weeks from 29 September 1950 supported by The Decision of Christopher Blake. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1Continue reading “LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING”
ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
US Release date: 25 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 November 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 90 minutes Director: Raoul Walsh Cast: Dennis Morgan, Dorothy Malone & Don DeFore Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Esquire for two weeks from 27 October 1950 supported by Flaming Fury Suburban Release Type:Continue reading “ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON”
NANCY GOES TO RIO
US Release date: 10 March 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 October 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 100 minutes (colour) Director: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Ann Sothern, Jane Powell & Barry Sullivan Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James Theatre for one week and Metro Theatre for three weeks weeks from 4 AugustContinue reading “NANCY GOES TO RIO”
ON THE TOWN
US Release date:8 December 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 October 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 98 minutes (colour) Director: Stanley Donen Cast: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra & Betty Garrett Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: From 30 June 1950 at MGM’s Metro (3 weeks) and St. James (2 weeks) as a feature only presentation.Continue reading “ON THE TOWN”
DANCING IN THE DARK
US Release date: 2 December 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 30 September 1950Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 92 minutes (colour) Director: Irving Reis Cast: William Powell, Mark Stevens & Betsy Drake Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for three weeks from 25 August 1950 supported by Without Honor. Suburban Release Type: Suburban St. Kilda Palais EX-1 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “DANCING IN THE DARK”
YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING
US Release date: 29 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 19 August 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 94 minutes Director: Walter Lang Cast: Dan Dailey, Anne Baxter & Anne Revere Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 28 July 1950 supported by Stage Struck. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING”
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME
US Release date: 9 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 July 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 93 minutes (Colour) Director: Busby Berkley Cast: Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams & Gene Kelly Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James theatre for six weeks from 7 April 1950 supported by The Secret Garden. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME”
IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME
US Release date: 29 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 July 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 102 minutes (colour) Director: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Judy Garland, Van Johnson & S.Z. Sakall Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James theatre for two weeks from 24 February 1950 supported by Challenge to Lassie. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME”
JOLSON SINGS AGAIN
US Release date: 10 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 24 June 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 96 minutes (colour) Director: Henry Levin Cast: Larry Parks, Barbara Hale & William Demarest Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Initially at Union’s State theatre for seven weeks from 17 March 1950 with the first four weeks as a feature only presentation and the finalContinue reading “JOLSON SINGS AGAIN”
The 1950 Project 