
US Release date: 15 March 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 February 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Running time: 61 minutes.
Director: Seymour Friedman
Cast: Warner Baxter, Stephen Dunne & Lois Maxwell
Australian Distributor: Columbia
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State Theatre for three weeks from 2 December 1949 supporting Knock On Any Door.
Suburban Release Type: Union 5-W-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 112 | 184 |
| EF PPE | 2.80 | 191 |
| Metres Travelled | 418,028 | 225 |
| Average MT | 10,451 | 139 |
| Engagements | 40 | 229 |
| Slots | 69 | 65 |
| Weeks | 29 | 45 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 72.50% | 27 |
| Saturdays | 8 | 248 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 20.00% | 281 |
| Tuesdays | 3 | 299 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 7.50% | 324 |
| First billed | 1 | 237 |
| Second billed | 39 | 79 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Independent Ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 37 |
| Ratio | 92.50% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 5.83% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 2 |
| Ratio | 5.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.62% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 1 |
| Ratio | 2.50% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.21% |
| Hoyts eng | 1 |
| Ratio | 2.50% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.66% |
| Independent eng | 33 |
| Ratio | 82.50% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 5.39% |
| Suburban eng | 6 |
| Ratio | 15.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -7.05% |
NOTES: B-series Columbia flick that carried on its city engagement in supporting Bogie in Knock on Any Door. On the strength of that it surpassed 100 EF points due to the number of full weeks the main flick was booked for. Unusually it gained a couple of Hoyts engagements along the way, including an opening week top billing!
Crime Doctor’s Diary engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Burnley | Burnley | Independent | 25/2/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| North Carlton | Adelphi | Independent | 25/2/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Richmond | National | Independent | 25/2/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| St.Kilda | Astor | Independent | 25/2/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| St.Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Britannia Mews |
| Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 4/3/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Caulfield | Camden | Independent | 4/3/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Elsternwick | Esquire | Independent | 4/3/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Malvern | Embassy | Independent | 4/3/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Moonee Ponds | Moonee | Independent | 4/3/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| West Brunswick | Western | Independent | 4/3/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Westgarth | Westgarth | Independent | 4/3/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| East Brunswick | Liberty | Independent | 11/3/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| East Malvern | Waverley | Independent | 11/3/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Glenferrie | Glen | Independent | 11/3/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Hawthorn | Vogue | Independent | 11/3/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Preston East | Gowerville | Independent | 11/3/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Balwyn | Balwyn | Suburban | 11/3/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Ormond | Plaza | Suburban | 11/3/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| North Brighton | Gardenvale | Independent | 18/3/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 18/3/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 18/3/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Ashburton | Civic | Independent | 18/3/50 | 4 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Middle Brighton | Dendy | Independent | 18/3/50 | 4 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Footscray | Grand | Independent | 18/3/50 | 4 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Sandringham | Roxy | Independent | 18/3/50 | 4 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 25/3/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 25/3/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 25/3/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 25/3/50 | 5 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Heidelberg | Orient | Independent | 25/3/50 | 5 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Yarraville | Sun | Independent | 25/3/50 | 5 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Oakleigh | Plaza | Independent | 1/4/50 | 6 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Port Melbourne | Port | Independent | 1/4/50 | 6 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Coburg West | Progress | Independent | 8/4/50 | 7 | S | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Surrey Hills | Surrey | Independent | 8/4/50 | 7 | W | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 29/4/50 | 10 | S | 2 | Knock on any Door |
| Preston | Planet | Suburban | 12/8/50 | 25 | T | 2 | Doolins of Oklahoma |
| Preston | St. James | Suburban | 19/8/50 | 26 | T | 2 | Doolins of Oklahoma |
| South Melbourne | Empire | Suburban | 11/11/50 | 38 | T | 2 | Five Graves to Cairo |


