LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING

US Release date: 30 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban:  9 December 1950 Genre: Musical  Country: USA Running time: 106 minutes (colour)  Director: David Butler Cast: June Haver, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae  Australian Distributor: Warner Bros. Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Regent theatre for four weeks from 29 September 1950 supported by The Decision of Christopher Blake. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1Continue reading “LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING”

SMART GIRLS DON’T TALK

US Release date: 9 October 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban:  25 November 1950 Genre: Crime  Country: USA Running time: 81 minutes  Director: Richard L. Bare Cast: Virginia Mayo, Bruce Bennett, Robert Hutton Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Esquire Theatre for two weeks from 29 September supporting Two Texas Knights. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 95 212 EFContinue reading “SMART GIRLS DON’T TALK”

ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON

US Release date: 25 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 November 1950 Genre: Musical Country: USA Running time: 90 minutes Director:  Raoul Walsh Cast: Dennis Morgan, Dorothy Malone & Don DeFore Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Esquire for two weeks from 27 October 1950 supported by Flaming Fury  Suburban Release Type:Continue reading “ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON”

THE GIRL FROM JONES BEACH

US Release date: 16 July 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban:  11 November 1950 Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 78 minutes  Director: Peter Godfrey Cast: Ronald Reagan, Virginia Mayo & Eddie Bracken Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre for three weeks from 15 September 1950 supported by Third Time Lucky. Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “THE GIRL FROM JONES BEACH”

THE DECISION OF CHRISTOPHER BLAKE

US Release date: 23 December 1948 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban:  4 November 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 75 minutes Director: Peter Godfrey Cast: Alexis Smith, Robert Douglas & Cecil Kellaway Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Regent Theatre for four weeks from 29 September 1950 as support to Look for the Silver LiningContinue reading “THE DECISION OF CHRISTOPHER BLAKE”

THE HASTY HEART

UK Release date: 2 December 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 October 1950  Genre: Drama Country: UK Running time: 102  minutes Director: Vincent Sherman Cast: Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal & Richard Todd Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Athenaeum Theatre for eight weeks from 21 July 1950 as a feature only presentation Suburban Release Type: HoytsContinue reading “THE HASTY HEART”

ONE LAST FLING

US Release date: 30 June 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 September 1950  Genre: Comedy Country: USA Running time: 65 minutes Director: Peter Godfrey Cast: Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott & Douglas Kennedy Australian Distributor: Warner Bros. Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol theatre for two weeks from 28 July 1950 supporting Roseanna McCoy. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2 Rankings Rank EF Points 106 192Continue reading “ONE LAST FLING”

UNDER CAPRICORN

US Release date: 8 September 1949 First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 9 September 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 117 minutes (colour) Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten & Michael Wilding  Australian Distributor: Warner Bros. Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza theatre for five weeks from 21 July 1950 as a feature only presentation. Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1 Rankings Rank EF PointsContinue reading “UNDER CAPRICORN”

ANTHONY ADVERSE (RR)

US Release date: 13 December 1947 (Date of re-issue. Originally released in 1936) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950 Genre: Drama Country: USA Running time: 141 minutes Director: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland & Donald Woods Australian Distributor: Warner Bros. Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 14 July 1950 supported by Prarie Thunder (Date of re-issue.Continue reading “ANTHONY ADVERSE (RR)”

MURDER IN THE BIG HOUSE (RR)

US Release date: 11 April 1942 (re-issued 6 October 1945) First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 26 August 1950 Genre: Crime Country: USA Running time: 59 minutes Director: B. Reeves Eason Cast: Van Johnson, Faye Emerson & George Meeker Australian Distributor: Warner Bros Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for one week from 5 November 1948 supporting City for Conquest (original release 1943). Suburban ReleaseContinue reading “MURDER IN THE BIG HOUSE (RR)”