US Release date: 23 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 80 minutes. Director: Alexander Hall Cast: Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming & Roland Young Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for four weeks from 23 December 1950 with Red, Hot and Blue as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “THE GREAT LOVER”
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RED, HOT AND BLUE
US Release date: 5 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 84 minutes. Director: John Farrow Cast: Betty Hutton, Victor Mature, William Demarest Australian Distributor: Paramount Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Union’s State Theatre from 23 December 1949 supporting The Great Lover. Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 103 199 EF PPEContinue reading “RED, HOT AND BLUE”
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”
JOHNNY STOOL PIGEON
US Release date: 20 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 76 minutes. Director: William Castle Cast: Howard Duff, Shelley WInters & Dan Duryea Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for two weeks from 18 November 1949 as support to Yes Sir, That’s My Baby! Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 RankingsContinue reading “JOHNNY STOOL PIGEON”
LEATHER GLOVES
US Release date: 11 November 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 January 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 75 minutes. Director: William Asher Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Virginia Grey & Jane Nigh Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Union’s State theatre from 14 October 1949 supporting The Return of October. Suburban Release Type: Union 5-W-2 RankingsContinue reading “LEATHER GLOVES”
THE RETURN OF OCTOBER
US Release date: 26 October 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes. Director: Joseph H. Lewis Cast: Glenn Ford, Terry Moore & Albert Sharpe Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Union’s State theatre from 14 October 1949 with Leather Gloves as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 5-W-1 RankingsContinue reading “THE RETURN OF OCTOBER”
OUT OF THE STORM
US Release date: 11 September 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 5 August 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 61 minutes. Director: R.G. Springsteen Cast: Jimmy Lydon, Lois Collier & Marc Lawrence Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Union’s State Theatre from 20 January 1950 as support to Wake of the Red Witch.Continue reading “OUT OF THE STORM”
WAKE OF THE RED WITCH
US Release date: 30 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 106 minutes. Director: Edward Ludwig Cast: John Wayne, Gail Russell & Gig Young Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Union’s State Theatre from 20 January 1950 supported by Out of the Storm. SuburbanContinue reading “WAKE OF THE RED WITCH”
BAGDAD
US Release date: 23 November 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 8 April 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA. Running time: 82 minutes. Director: Charles Lamont Cast: Maureen O’Hara, Paul Hubschmid & Vincent Price Australian Distributor: Universal Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Union’s State Theatre from 3 March 1950 with Free For All as support. SuburbanContinue reading “BAGDAD”
ABANDONED
US Release date: 6 October 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 July 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 79 minutes. Director: Joseph M. Newman Cast: Dennis O’Keefe, Gale Storm & Jeff Chandler Australian Distributor: Universal Pictures Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for two weeks from 2 June 1950 supporting Once More, My Darling.Continue reading “ABANDONED”
The 1950 Project 