US Release date: 10 August 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 23 December 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 110 minutes Director: Billy Wilder Cast: William Holden, Gloria Swanson & Erich von Stroheim Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for three weeks from 29 September 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 369Continue reading “SUNSET BOULEVARD”
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THE EAGLE AND THE HAWK
US Release date: 30 May 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 November 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA Running time: 104 minutes (colour) Director: Lewis R. Foster Cast: John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Dennis O’Keefe Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic Theatre for three weeks from 6 October 1950 supported by High Tide. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 315 55Continue reading “THE EAGLE AND THE HAWK”
THE LIE
US Release date: 21 February 1950 (as No Man of Her Own) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 November 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 98 minutes Director: Mitchell Leisen Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, John Lund & Jane Cowl Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty Theatre for two weeks from 9 August 1950 supported by Let’s Face It. Suburban Release Type: UnionContinue reading “THE LIE”
THE DIVIDING LINE
US Release date: 8 June 1950 (as The Lawless) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 October 1950 Genre: Crime Country: US Running time: 83 minutes Director: Joseph Losey Cast: Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell & Johnny Sands Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for two weeks from 25 August 1950 as support to My Friend IrmaContinue reading “THE DIVIDING LINE”
MY FRIEND IRMA GOES WEST
US Release date: 26 June 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 October 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: US Running time: 91 minutes Director: Hal Walker Cast: John Lund, Marie Wilson & Diana Lynn Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for two weeks from 25 August 1950 supported by The Dividing Line Suburban Release Type: Union 7-W-1Continue reading “MY FRIEND IRMA GOES WEST”
PAID IN FULL
US Release date: 15 February 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 September 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA. Running time: 98 minutes Director: William Dieterle Cast: Robert Cummings, Lizabeth Scott & Diana Lynn Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Union’s Liberty Theatre from 23 June 1950 with Champion Chumps as support. Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “PAID IN FULL”
RIDING HIGH
US Release date: 21 April 1950 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 2 September 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 112 minutes Director: Frank Capra Cast: Bing Crosby, Coleen Gray & Charles Bickford Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for four weeks from 14 July 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF Points 381 18Continue reading “RIDING HIGH”
THE GENERAL DIED AT DAWN (RR)
US Release date: 2 September 1936 (no information on re-issue) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 19 August 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 98 minutes Director: Lewis Milestone Cast: Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll & Akim Tamiroff Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 5 May 1950 supported by Some Like it Hot (originally screened in 1936). SuburbanContinue reading “THE GENERAL DIED AT DAWN (RR)”
AFTER MIDNIGHT
US Release date: 21 February 1950 (as Captain Carey, U.S.A.) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 July 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 82 minutes Director: Mitchell Leisen Cast: Alan Ladd, Wanda Hendrix & Francis Lederer Australian Distributor: Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for two weeks from 16 June 1950 with Blondie’s Big Deal as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings RankContinue reading “AFTER MIDNIGHT”
THELMA JORDAN
US Release date: 18 January 1950 as The File on Thelma Jordan First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 24 June 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 100 minutes Director: Robert Siodmak Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey & Paul Kelly Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for four weeks from 5 May 1950 supporting Duck Soup. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “THELMA JORDAN”
The 1950 Project 