US Release date: 25 January 1949 (as Shockproof)
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Running time: 79 minutes
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knight & John Baragrey
Australian Distributor: Columbia
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre for two weeks from 18 November 1949 with Rusty Saves a Life as support.
Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 83 | 238 |
| EF PPE | 2.68 | 196 |
| Metres Travelled | 334,741 | 270 |
| Average MT | 10,798 | 105 |
| Engagements | 31 | 274 |
| Slots | 43 | 256 |
| Weeks | 12 | 102 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 38.71% | 117 |
| Saturdays | 10 | 219 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 32.26% | 202 |
| Tuesdays | 9 | 182 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 29.03% | 193 |
| First billed | 6 | 182 |
| Second billed | 25 | 125 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 25 |
| Ratio | 80.65% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -6.02% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 5 |
| Ratio | 16.13% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 8.51% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 1 |
| Ratio | 3.23% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.48% |
| Hoyts eng | 1 |
| Ratio | 3.23% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.39% |
| Independent eng | 24 |
| Ratio | 77.42% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 0.31% |
| Suburban eng | 6 |
| Ratio | 19.35% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.70% |
Notes: Strong film noir that would have suffered a decline in appeal once its US title – Shockproof – was changed to the godawful one used here. Some occasional top billings mostly with Jungle Jim but generally it was supportville, mostly with Song of India. A meagre 83 points. Ideally this film would have been better served as a Hoyts product, heading the program on Tuesday nights.
The Lovers engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Richmond | National | Independent | 1/4/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Jungle Jim |
| St.Kilda | Astor | Independent | 1/4/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Song of India |
| Caulfield | Camden | Independent | 8/4/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| Elsternwick | Esquire | Independent | 8/4/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 8/4/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Jungle Jim |
| Moonee Ponds | Moonee | Independent | 8/4/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Song of India |
| Westgarth | Westgarth | Independent | 8/4/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Song of India |
| St.Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 2 | W | 1 | I Surrender |
| Essendon | Regal | Independent | 15/4/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| Balwyn | Balwyn | Suburban | 15/4/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Song of India |
| East Brunswick | Liberty | Independent | 15/4/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Song of India |
| Glenferrie | Glen | Independent | 15/4/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Song of India |
| Hawthorn | Vogue | Independent | 15/4/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Song of India |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 22/4/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Jungle Jim |
| Footscray | Grand | Independent | 22/4/50 | 4 | W | 2 | Song of India |
| Preston East | Gowerville | Independent | 22/4/50 | 4 | W | 2 | Jungle Jim |
| Ormond | Plaza | Suburban | 22/4/50 | 4 | W | 2 | Neptune’s Daughter |
| Heidelberg | Orient | Independent | 29/4/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 29/4/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 29/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Jungle Jim |
| Yarraville | Sun | Independent | 29/4/50 | 5 | W | 2 | Song of India |
| Oakleigh | Plaza | Independent | 6/5/50 | 6 | S | 2 | Jungle Jim |
| Port Melbourne | Port | Independent | 6/5/50 | 6 | W | 2 | Song of India |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 27/5/50 | 9 | T | 2 | Outpost in Morocco |
| Preston | Planet | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 10 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| Preston | St. James | Suburban | 10/6/50 | 11 | S | 2 | Song of India |
| Surrey Hills | Surrey | Independent | 24/6/50 | 13 | S | 2 | The Awful Truth |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 24/6/50 | 14 | T | 1 | Jungle Jim |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 24/6/50 | 14 | T | 1 | Jungle Jim |
| Ashburton | Civic | Independent | 29/7/50 | 19 | T | 2 | Talk of the Town |
| South Melbourne | Empire | Suburban | 16/12/50 | 38 | T | 2 | Mark of the Gorilla |
The 1950 Project 