US Release date: 7 July 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 February 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: USA.
Running time: 59 minutes.
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick & Jeff Corey
Australian Distributor: RKO
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks at Hoyts Regent Theatre from 9 December 1949 supporting Yellow Sky.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 86 | 230 |
| EF PPE | 1.65 | 312 |
| Metres Travelled | 548,466 | 56 |
| Average MT | 10,547 | 131 |
| Engagements | 52 | 55 |
| Slots | 55 | 143 |
| Weeks | 3 | 214 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 5.77% | 257 |
| Saturdays | 28 | 60 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 53.85% | 81 |
| Tuesdays | 21 | 95 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 40.38% | 142 |
| First billed | 0 | 263 |
| Second billed | 52 | 5 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts Ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 45 |
| Ratio | 86.54% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.82% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 2 |
| Ratio | 3.85% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.54% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 5 |
| Ratio | 9.62% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 7.38% |
| Hoyts eng | 31 |
| Ratio | 59.62% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -6.16% |
| Independent eng | 7 |
| Ratio | 13.46% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.96% |
| Suburban eng | 14 |
| Ratio | 26.92% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 4.20% |
NOTES: Barely running an hour, this efficient RKO noir proved a quality staple for Hoyts, especially as a support for Africa Screams. Long after that film had left the circuit, Suburban and Independent houses picked it up as a bill filler.
Follow Me Quietly engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 11/2/50 | 1 | S | 2 | It’s Magic |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 11/2/50 | 1 | S | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 11/2/50 | 1 | S | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 11/2/50 | 1 | S | 2 | Brass Monkey |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 11/2/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 11/2/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 11/2/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 11/2/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 11/2/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 11/2/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| St.Kilda | Palais | Suburban | 11/2/50 | 1 | W | 2 | The Stratton Story |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 18/2/50 | 2 | S | 2 | It’s Magic |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 18/2/50 | 2 | S | 2 | It’s Magic |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 18/2/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 18/2/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 18/2/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Brass Monkey |
| Coburg | Town Hall | Hoyts | 18/2/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Brass Monkey |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 18/2/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 18/2/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 18/2/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 18/2/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 18/2/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 18/2/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 18/2/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Come to the Stable |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 4/3/50 | 4 | S | 2 | It’s Magic |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 4/3/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 4/3/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 4/3/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 4/3/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 4/3/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 11/3/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 18/3/50 | 6 | T | 2 | Africa Screams |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 25/3/50 | 7 | S | 2 | It Happens Every Spring |
| Chelsea | Plaza | Independent | 25/3/50 | 7 | W | 2 | Little Women |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 8/4/50 | 9 | S | 2 | It’s Magic |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 29/4/50 | 12 | T | 2 | Slattery’s Hurricane |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 20/5/50 | 15 | S | 2 | Sundown |
| Coburg West | Progress | Independent | 5/8/50 | 26 | S | 2 | Every Girl Should Be Married |
| Malvern East | Verne | Suburban | 19/8/50 | 28 | S | 2 | Enchantment |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 2/9/50 | 30 | T | 2 | Adventures of Don Juan |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 28/10/50 | 38 | T | 2 | Enchantment |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 30/12/50 | 47 | T | 2 | All the King’s Men |
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