US Release date: 23 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 5 August 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes Director: Don Hartman Cast: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh & Wendell Corey Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 30 June 1950 supported by Flaxy Martin. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 169Continue reading “HOLIDAY AFFAIR”
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MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA
US Release date: 19 November 1947 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 July 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 173 minutes Director: Dudley Nichols Cast: Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave & Raymond Massey Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Independent Savoy theatre for five weeks from 5 May 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Malvern Victory EX-FO Rankings Rank EF Points 4Continue reading “MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA”
THE GREEN PROMISE
US Release date: 22 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 3 June 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 93 minutes Director: William D. Russell Cast: Marguerite Chapman, Walter Brennan & Robert Paige Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for three weeks from 21 April 1950 supporting Whiplash. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 89 225 EF PPEContinue reading “THE GREEN PROMISE”
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”
JOAN OF ARC
US Release date: 11 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 February 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 146 minutes. Director: Victor Fleming Cast: Ingrid Bergman, José Ferrer, Francis L. Sullivan Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre for five weeks from 16 December 1949 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-FO Rankings Rank EF Points 285Continue reading “JOAN OF ARC”
TARZAN’S MAGIC FOUNTAIN
US Release date: 5 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 73 minutes Director: Lee Sholem Cast: Lex Barker, Brenda Joyce & Albert Dekker Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Esquire Theatre for three weeks from 16 December 1949 with My Girl Tisa as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2Continue reading “TARZAN’S MAGIC FOUNTAIN”
MR. JOSEPH YOUNG OF AFRICA
US Release date: 27 July 1949 (as Mighty Joe Young) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 July 1950 Genre: Fantasy Country: USA. Running time: 94 minutes. Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack Cast: Terry Moore, Ben Johnson & Robert Armstrong Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 5 January 1950 with Strange BargainContinue reading “MR. JOSEPH YOUNG OF AFRICA”
MAKE MINE LAUGHS
US Release date: 3 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 July 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA. Running time: 63 minutes. Director: Richard Fleischer Cast: Joan Davis, Dennis Day & Ray Bolger Australian Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 2 June 1950 supporting The Big Steal. SuburbanContinue reading “MAKE MINE LAUGHS”
WESTERN HERITAGE
US Release date: 7 February 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 February 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA. Running time: 61 minutes. Director: Wallace A. Grissell Cast: Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, Richard Martin Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 23 December 1949 as support to Africa Screams. Suburban Release Type:Continue reading “WESTERN HERITAGE”
ENCHANTMENT
US Release date: 11 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 April 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA. Running time: 94 minutes. Director: Irving Reis Cast: David Niven, Teresa Wright & Evelyn Keyes Australian Distributor: RKO Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Plaza Theatre from 17 February 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “ENCHANTMENT”
The 1950 Project 