US Release date: 24 November 1948
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 March 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: USA.
Running time: 67 minutes.
Director: Jack Bernhard
Cast: John Calvert, Catherine Craig & Jack Reitzen
Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Four weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 3 February 1950 supporting Outpost in Morocco
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 91 | 220 |
| EF PPE | 1.98 | 267 |
| Metres Travelled | 440,722 | 200 |
| Average MT | 9,581 | 308 |
| Engagements | 46 | 163 |
| Slots | 47 | 227 |
| Weeks | 1 | 284 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 2.17% | 323 |
| Saturdays | 29 | 56 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 63.04% | 43 |
| Tuesdays | 16 | 132 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 34.78% | 168 |
| First billed | 4 | 196 |
| Second billed | 42 | 65 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts Ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 44 |
| Ratio | 95.65% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.29% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 2 |
| Ratio | 4.35% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.04% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 30 |
| Ratio | 65.22% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.56% |
| Independent eng | 4 |
| Ratio | 8.70% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.80% |
| Suburban eng | 12 |
| Ratio | 26.09% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.37% |
NOTES: Penultimate outing for The Falcon, this cheapie benefitted from garnering Saturday night slots backing Outpost in Morocco that it followed from its city run. Curiously, this film had exclusive suburban plays for a fortnight before going wide. Also nabbed 4 top bills with I Cheated the Law at Hoyts action houses.
Appointment with Murder engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St.Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 1 | W | 2 | A Song is Born |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 2 | S | 2 | A Song is Born |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 1/4/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 1/4/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend |
| St.Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 3 | T | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 8/4/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 8/4/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Coburg | Town Hall | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | I Cheated the Law |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 8/4/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 8/4/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Seven Sinners |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 22/4/50 | 6 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 22/4/50 | 6 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 6 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 6 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 6 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 22/4/50 | 6 | T | 2 | Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 6 | T | 2 | Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 22/4/50 | 6 | T | 2 | Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 29/4/50 | 7 | S | 2 | Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 29/4/50 | 7 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 29/4/50 | 7 | T | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 6/5/50 | 8 | S | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 13/5/50 | 9 | T | 2 | Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 20/5/50 | 10 | T | 2 | Quartet |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 27/5/50 | 11 | S | 2 | Neptune’s Daughter |
| Coburg West | Progress | Independent | 10/6/50 | 13 | T | 2 | Deep Waters |
The 1950 Project 