US Release date: 4 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 March 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 78 minutes. Director: Louis King Cast: Mark Stevens, Coleen Gray & Rory Calhoun Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol for two weeks from 13 January 1949 with Miss Mink of 1949 as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 RankingsContinue reading “SAND”
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THE CROOKED WAY
US Release date: 22 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 February 1949 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 90 minutes. Director: Robert Florey Cast: John Payne, Sonny Tufts & Ellen Drew Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum Theatre for two weeks from 10 February 1950 with Silent Conflict as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “THE CROOKED WAY”
TOO LATE FOR TEARS
US Release date: 17 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 February 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 99 minutes Director: Byron Haskin Cast: Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore and Dan Duryea Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol Theatre for three weeks from 27 January 1950 with Inner Sanctum Mystery as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 Rankings Rank EFContinue reading “TOO LATE FOR TEARS”
BRASS MONKEY
UK Release date: 15 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: UK Running time: 100 minutes. Director: Thornton Freeland Cast: Carroll Levis, Carole Landis & Herbert Lom Australian Distributor: UA Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for one week from 11 November 1949 as support to Chicken Every Sunday. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 5-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 53Continue reading “BRASS MONKEY”
AFRICA SCREAMS
US Release date: 4 May 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 February 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA. Running time: 79 minutes. Director: Charles Barton Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Clyde Beatty Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 23 December 1949 with Western Heritage as support. Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “AFRICA SCREAMS”
IMPACT
US Release date: 19 March 1949. First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 5 August 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 111 minutes. Director: Arthur Lubin Cast: Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines & Charles Coburn Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum for one week from 23 June 1950 supported by Will it Happen Again? Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “IMPACT”
COVER UP
US Release date: 25 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 20 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA. Running time: 83 minutes. Director: Alfred E. Greene Cast: Dennis O’Keefe, Barbara Britton & William Bendix Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum for two weeks from 21 April 1950 with Valiant Hombre as its support. Continue reading “COVER UP”
CHAMPION
US Release date: 9 April 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 29 May 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 99 minutes. Director: Mark Robson Cast: Kirk Douglas, Arthur Kennedy & Marilyn Maxwell Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol Theatre for four weeks from 24 March 1950 as a feature only presentation Continue reading “CHAMPION”
THE VALIANT HOMBRE
US Release date: 15 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 27 May 1950 Genre: Western Country: USA. Running time: 60 minutes. Director: Wallace Fox Cast: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo & John Litel Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Lyceum Theatre from 21 April 1950 supporting Cover Up. Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “THE VALIANT HOMBRE”
BLACK MAGIC
US Release date: 19 August 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 13 May 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 105 minutes. Director: Gregory Ratoff Cast: Orson Welles, Nancy Guild & Akim Tamiroff Australian Distributor: United Artists Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum Theatre for two weeks from 24 March 1950 with Guns of Hate as support Continue reading “BLACK MAGIC”
The 1950 Project 