US Release date: 24 December 1948
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 27 May 1950
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Running time: 91 minutes.
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Dane Clark, Alexis Smith & Zachary Scott
Australian Distributor: Warner Bros
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for three weeks from 21 April 1950 with The Green Promise as support.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts EX-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 314 | 57 |
| EF PPE | 5.41 | 83 |
| Metres Travelled | 575,054 | 26 |
| Average MT | 9,915 | 245 |
| Engagements | 58 | 10 |
| Slots | 62 | 92 |
| Weeks | 4 | 188 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 6.90% | 240 |
| Saturdays | 40 | 9 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 68.97% | 25 |
| Tuesdays | 14 | 148 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 24.14% | 212 |
| First billed | 57 | 8 |
| Second billed | 1 | 259 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 51 |
| Ratio | 87.93% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -4.43% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 7 |
| Ratio | 12.07% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 6.68% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 35 |
| Ratio | 60.34% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.44% |
| Independent eng | 8 |
| Ratio | 13.79% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.29% |
| Suburban eng | 15 |
| Ratio | 25.86% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.14% |
Notes: Warners noir that did far better than most on the Hoyts circuit, being granted 40 Saturday night slots (plus 4 weeks) a 57 ranking for EF points and top 10 for engagements, Saturdays and top billings. A most commendable effort.
Whiplash engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St.Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 27/5/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Father was a Fullback |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Father was a Fullback |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Green Promise |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Green Promise |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Green Promise |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Green Promise |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Father was a Fullback |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Father was a Fullback |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 10/6/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 10/6/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 10/6/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 10/6/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Green Promise |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Green Promise |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Green Promise |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Father was a Fullback |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Floodtide |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Father was a Fullback |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Father was a Fullback |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Father was a Fullback |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Green Promise |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 24/6/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 24/6/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 24/6/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Green Promise |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Green Promise |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 1/7/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 8/7/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 8/7/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Father was a Fullback |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 15/7/50 | 8 | S | 1 | Green Promise |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 15/7/50 | 8 | S | 1 | Meet the Ghosts |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 22/7/50 | 9 | T | 1 | Green Promise |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 29/7/50 | 10 | T | 1 | Secret Gartden |
| Murrumbeena | Argosy | Suburban | 5/8/50 | 11 | S | 2 | Ma and Pa Kettle |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 12/8/50 | 12 | T | 1 | Once Upon a Dream |
| Preston East | Gowerville | Independent | 26/8/50 | 14 | W | 1 | Gallant Legion |
| South Melbourne | Empire | Suburban | 2/9/50 | 15 | S | 1 | Sage Bush Heroes |
| Coburg West | Progress | Independent | 9/9/50 | 16 | S | 1 | The Awful Truth |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 9/9/50 | 16 | S | 1 | The Big Steal |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 30/9/50 | 19 | S | 1 | John Loves Mary |
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