US Release date: 22 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 June 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 96 minutes (colour) Director: Norman Taurog Cast: Kathryn Grayson, José Iturbi & Ethel Barrymore Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s Metro theatre for five weeks from 20th January 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 404Continue reading “THAT MIDNIGHT KISS”
Tag Archives: Musical
MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM
US Release date: 1 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 27 May 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: minutes. Director: Joseph Santley Cast: Jerome Courtland, Virginia Welles & Ruth Warrick Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 10 March 1950 supporting The Dark Past. Suburban Release Type: Union 3-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 53Continue reading “MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM”
OH, YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL
US Release date: 11 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 13 May 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 93 minutes (colour) Director: John M. Stahl Cast: Mark Stevens, June Haver & S.Z. Sakall Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol theatre from 21 April 1950 for three weeks with Argyle Secrets as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 RankingsContinue reading “OH, YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL”
HOLIDAY IN HAVANA
US Release date: 15 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 70 minutes Director: Jean Yarbrough Cast: Desi Arnez, Mary Hatcher & Ann Doran Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for three weeks from 3 March 1950 supporting Anna Lucasta. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 82 242Continue reading “HOLIDAY IN HAVANA”
APRIL SHOWERS
US Release date: 27 March 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 April 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 94 minutes Director: James V. Kern Cast: Jack Carson, Ann Sothern & Robert Alda Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire for two weeks from 17 March 1950 with Money Madness as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-2 Rankings EF Points 120 175 EFContinue reading “APRIL SHOWERS”
EVERYBODY DOES IT
US Release date: 25 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 April 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 98 minutes. Director: Edmund Goulding Cast: Paul Douglas, Linda Darnell, Celeste Holm Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Plaza for two weeks from 24 March 1950 as a feature only presentation Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 253 84Continue reading “EVERYBODY DOES IT”
NEPTUNE’S DAUGHTER
US Release date: 9 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 April 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 95 minutes Director: Edward Buzzell Cast: Esther Williams, Red Skelton & Ricardo Montalban Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: Simultaneously at MGM’s Metro and St. James theatres from 9 December 1950 with six weeks at the former and two at the latter as aContinue reading “NEPTUNE’S DAUGHTER”
EARL CARROLL SKETCHBOOK
US Release date: 22 August 1946 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 60 minutes Director: Albert S. Rogell Cast: Constance Moore, William Marshall & Bill Goodwin Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 11 June 1948 as support ot Rainbow Over Texas. Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 28Continue reading “EARL CARROLL SKETCHBOOK”
A SONG IS BORN
US Release date: 19 October 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 113 minutes (colour) Director: Howard Hawks Cast: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Benny Goodman Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Regent theatre for three weeks from 10 February 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 297 62Continue reading “A SONG IS BORN”
YES SIR, THAT’S MY BABY
US Release date: 10 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 January 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 82 minutes (Colour) Director: George Sherman Cast: Donald O’Connor, Charles Coburn & Gloria DeHaven Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for two weeks from 18 November 1949 with Johnny Stool Pigeon as support Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-1Continue reading “YES SIR, THAT’S MY BABY”
The 1950 Project 