US Release date: 9 February 1950
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 October 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: USA.
Running time: 64 minutes.
Director: Edward J. Montagne
Cast: John Miles, Patricia Barry, Walter Kinsella
Australian Distributor: RKO
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Six weeks at Hoyts Capitol Theatre from 1 September 1950 supporting Broken Arrow.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 107 | 190 |
| EF PPE | 2.14 | 248 |
| Metres Travelled | 498,052 | 131 |
| Average MT | 9,961 | 230 |
| Engagements | 50 | 86 |
| Slots | 64 | 84 |
| Weeks | 14 | 96 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 28.00% | 136 |
| Saturdays | 29 | 56 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 58.00% | 62 |
| Tuesdays | 7 | 215 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 14.00% | 268 |
| First billed | 0 | 263* |
| Second billed | 50 | 11 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 49 |
| Ratio | 98.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 5.64% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 1 |
| Ratio | 2.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.39% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 32 |
| Ratio | 64.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.78% |
| Independent eng | 5 |
| Ratio | 10.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.50% |
| Suburban eng | 13 |
| Ratio | 26.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.28% |
NOTES: RKO B-flick that achieved an 11th place ranking for second billings. Broke the 100 EF point barrier due to the high number of weeks and Saturdays that it supported the popular The Hasty Heart.
The Tattooed Stranger engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St. Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 14/10/50 | 1 | W | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 21/10/50 | 2 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 2 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 2 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 2 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 21/10/50 | 2 | T | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Dakota Lil |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 2 | T | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Dakota Lil |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 2 | W | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 2 | W | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 21/10/50 | 2 | W | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 3 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 3 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 3 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 3 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 3 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 3 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 3 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 3 | T | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 3 | T | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 3 | W | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 28/10/50 | 3 | W | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 4 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 4 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 4 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 4 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 4 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 4 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 4 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 4 | W | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 4 | W | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 4/11/50 | 4 | W | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 11/11/50 | 5 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 11/11/50 | 5 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 5 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 5 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 5 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 11/11/50 | 5 | W | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 11/11/50 | 5 | W | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 18/11/50 | 6 | S | 2 | Dakota Lil |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 18/11/50 | 6 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 6 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 18/11/50 | 6 | T | 2 | Train of Events |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 25/11/50 | 7 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 25/11/50 | 7 | W | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 25/11/50 | 7 | W | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 2/12/50 | 8 | W | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 16/12/50 | 10 | S | 2 | Cheaper by the Dozen |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 29/9/51 | 51 | S | 2 | Daughter of Rosie O’Grady |
The 1950 Project 