US Release date: 18 January 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 94 minutes. Director: George Seaton Cast: Dan Dailey, Celeste Holm & Colleen Townsend Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: One week at Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre from 11 November 1949 with The Brass Monkey as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 RankingsContinue reading “CHICKEN EVERY SUNDAY”
Tag Archives: USA
LAW OF THE BARBARY COAST
US Release date: 11 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 65 minutes. Director: Lew Landers Cast: Gloria Henry, Stephen Dunne & Adele Jergens Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic Theatre for three weeks from 18 November 1949 as support to Lust for Gold. Suburban Release Type: Union 5-W-2 Rankings RankContinue reading “LAW OF THE BARBARY COAST”
LUST FOR GOLD
US Release date: 10 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950 Genre: Adventure Country: USA Running time: 90 minutes. Director: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Glenn Ford, Ida Lupino & Gig Young Australian Distributor: Columbia Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic Theatre for three weeks from 18 November 1949 with Law of the Barbary Coast as support. Suburban Release Type: UnionContinue reading “LUST FOR GOLD”
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”
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (RR)
US Release date: 3 December 1948 (re-release of 1935 film) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 91 minutes. Director: Sam Wood Cast: The Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James Theatre for eight weeks beginning 7 November 1949 with Kid Glove Killer as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 4-L-1Continue reading “A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (RR)”
MOTHER IS A FRESHMAN
US Release date: 10 March 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 81 minutes (Colour). Director: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Loretta Young, Van Johnson & Rudy Vallee Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Capitol Theatre from 25 November 1949 for two weeks with Embraceable You as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1Continue reading “MOTHER IS A FRESHMAN”
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”
KING OF THE GAMBLERS
US Release date: 26 April 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 60 minutes. Director: George Blair Cast: Janet Martin, William Wright & Thurston Hall Australian Distributor: BEF Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Union’s Majestic Theatre from 12 August 1949 as support to Streets of Laredo. Suburban Release Type: Union Port Melbourne EX-2Continue reading “KING OF THE GAMBLERS”
CAUGHT
US Release date: 17 February 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 88 minutes. Director: Max Ophüls Cast: James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes & Robert Ryan Australian Distributor: MGM Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James Theatre for one week from 30 September 1949 with The Inlanders as support. Suburban Release Type: Union 4-L-2 RankingsContinue reading “CAUGHT”
IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING
US Release date: 10 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 7 January 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 87 minutes. Director: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Ray Milland, Jean Peters & Paul Douglas Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 2 December 1949 with Tucson as support. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2 RankingsContinue reading “IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING”
The 1950 Project 