US Release date: 25 February 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 20 May 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: USA.
Running time: 83 minutes.
Director: Alfred E. Greene
Cast: Dennis O’Keefe, Barbara Britton & William Bendix
Australian Distributor: United Artists
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Lyceum for two weeks from 21 April 1950 with Valiant Hombre as its support.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 165 | 140 |
| EF PPE | 3.44 | 159 |
| Metres Travelled | 465,833 | 175 |
| Average MT | 9,705 | 294 |
| Engagements | 48 | 124 |
| Slots | 54 | 151 |
| Weeks | 6 | 154 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 12.50% | 177 |
| Saturdays | 13 | 174 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 27.08% | 234 |
| Tuesdays | 29 | 27 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 60.42% | 55 |
| First billed | 36 | 111 |
| Second billed | 12 | 182 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 46 |
| Ratio | 95.83% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.47% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 1 |
| Ratio | 2.08% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.31% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 1 |
| Ratio | 2.08% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.16% |
| Hoyts eng | 34 |
| Ratio | 70.83% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 5.05% |
| Independent eng | 3 |
| Ratio | 6.25% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.25% |
| Suburban eng | 11 |
| Ratio | 22.92% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 0.20% |
Note: Strong performing Tuesday fare for Hoyts that was initially used to a support for Lost Boundaries but was found to be strong enough to take top billing – often with the dud Madness of the Heart as its second feature.
Cover Up engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St.Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 20/5/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Lost Boundaries |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 27/5/50 | 2 | S | 2 | The Plunderers |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Valiant Hombre |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Valiant Hombre |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Valiant Hombre |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 27/5/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Lost Boundaries |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Lost Boundaries |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Lost Boundaries |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 3 | S | 2 | The Plunderers |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Valiant Hombre |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Valiant Hombre |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Valiant Hombre |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Valiant Hombre |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Valiant Hombre |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Lost Boundaries |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Lost Boundaries |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Valiant Hombre |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Lost Boundaries |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Valiant Hombre |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Valiant Hombre |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Valiant Hombre |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 17/6/50 | 5 | S | 2 | The Plunderers |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 17/6/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Valiant Hombre |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Valiant Hombre |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 17/6/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Madness of the Heart |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 24/6/50 | 6 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 6 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 1/7/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Black Magic |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 1/7/50 | 7 | S | 1 | The Plunderers |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 8/7/50 | 8 | T | 1 | Valiant Hombre |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 19/8/50 | 14 | T | 1 | Holiday in Havana |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 24/3/51 | 45 | T | 2 | The Assassin |
The 1950 Project 