US Release date: 20 July 1950
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 28 October 1950
Genre: Western
Country: USA.
Running time: 93 minutes.
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: James Stewart, Jeff Chandler & Debra Paget
Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Six weeks at Hoyts Capitol Theatre from 1 September 1950 supported by The Tattooed Stranger.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 392 | 14 |
| EF PPE | 6.76 | 49 |
| Metres Travelled | 618,857 | 8 |
| Average MT | 10,670 | 118 |
| Engagements | 58 | 10 |
| Slots | 79 | 38 |
| Weeks | 21 | 68 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 36.21% | 122 |
| Saturdays | 30 | 50 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 51.72% | 90 |
| Tuesdays | 7 | 215 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 12.07% | 281 |
| First billed | 58 | 5 |
| Second billed | 0 | 293* |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 54 |
| Ratio | 93.10% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 0.74% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 2 |
| Ratio | 3.45% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.94% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 2 |
| Ratio | 3.45% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.21% |
| Hoyts eng | 37 |
| Ratio | 63.79% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.99% |
| Independent eng | 8 |
| Ratio | 13.79% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.29% |
| Suburban eng | 13 |
| Ratio | 22.41% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.31% |
NOTES: A splendid performer. This serious ‘issue’ western topped the EF rankings for its genre and was a notable place-getter for top billing (5th overall), distance travelled (8th) and total engagements (14th). Usually teamed with I was a Shoplifter, it proved that, like Yellow Sky, westerns could attract a healthy adult audience.
Broken Arrow engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St. Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 1 | W | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 4/11/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 4/11/50 | 2 | S | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Meet the Killer |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 2 | T | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 2 | W | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 2 | W | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 2 | W | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 11/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 11/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 11/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Meet the Killer |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 11/11/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Meet the Killer |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Meet the Killer |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Meet the Killer |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 4 | T | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Meet the Killer |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 4 | W | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 25/11/50 | 5 | S | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 25/11/50 | 5 | S | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 25/11/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 5 | T | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 2/12/50 | 6 | S | 1 | The Jade Mask |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 2/12/50 | 6 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 6 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 9/12/50 | 7 | S | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 9/12/50 | 7 | T | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 9/12/50 | 7 | W | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 9/12/50 | 7 | W | 1 | I Was a Shoplifter |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 16/12/50 | 8 | T | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Chelsea | Plaza | Independent | 16/12/50 | 8 | W | 1 | The Red Menace |
| West Preston | Rivoli | Independent | 23/12/50 | 9 | T | 1 | Meet the Killer |
| West Coburg | Progress | Independent | 20/1/51 | 13 | S | 1 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
| Blackburn | Blackburn | Independent | 31/3/51 | 23 | S | 1 | Money Madness |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 1/9/51 | 45 | S | 1 | For Them That Trespass |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 13/10/51 | 51 | S | 1 | Hollow Triumph |
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