US Release date: 9 August 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 March 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: USA.
Running time: 98 minutes.
Director: André De Toth
Cast: Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell & Veronica Lake
Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Capitol for two weeks from 17 February 1950 supported by Louisa
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 233 | 101 |
| EF PPE | 4.57 | 116 |
| Metres Travelled | 502,650 | 126 |
| Average MT | 9,856 | 259 |
| Engagements | 51 | 65 |
| Slots | 53 | 160 |
| Weeks | 2 | 238 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 3.92% | 288 |
| Saturdays | 24 | 88 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 47.06% | 122 |
| Tuesdays | 25 | 56 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 49.02% | 105 |
| First billed | 50 | 40 |
| Second billed | 1 | 259 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 50 |
| Ratio | 98.04% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 5.68% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 1 |
| Ratio | 1.96% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.43% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 33 |
| Ratio | 64.71% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.07% |
| Independent eng | 5 |
| Ratio | 9.80% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.70% |
| Suburban eng | 13 |
| Ratio | 25.49% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.77% |
NOTES: A decent mid-range performer for Hoyts, being a comfortable top-biller on either Saturday or Tuesday nights. For 43 of its engagements it was supported by Miss Mink of 1949.
Slattery’s Hurricane engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St.Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Quartet |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 18/3/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Fly Away Peter |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 18/3/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 25/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 25/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 25/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 25/3/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 8/4/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 8/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 8/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 15/4/50 | 6 | S | 2 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 15/4/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 6 | T | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 22/4/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Raw Deal |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 22/4/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Canon City |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 22/4/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Miss Mink of 1949 |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 29/4/50 | 8 | T | 1 | Follow Me Quietly |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 6/5/50 | 9 | T | 1 | Tucson |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 6/5/50 | 9 | T | 1 | Tucson |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 27/5/50 | 12 | S | 1 | Sofia |
The 1950 Project 