US Release date: 22 March 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 3 June 1950
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Running time: 93 minutes
Director: William D. Russell
Cast: Marguerite Chapman, Walter Brennan & Robert Paige
Australian Distributor: RKO
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for three weeks from 21 April 1950 supporting Whiplash.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 89 | 225 |
| EF PPE | 1.85 | 284 |
| Metres Travelled | 475,563 | 161 |
| Average MT | 9,908 | 249 |
| Engagements | 48 | 124 |
| Slots | 49 | 206 |
| Weeks | 1 | 284 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 2.08% | 330 |
| Saturdays | 35 | 25 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 72.92% | 18 |
| Tuesdays | 12 | 161 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 25.00% | 210 |
| First billed | 1 | 237 |
| Second billed | 47 | 33 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 44 |
| Ratio | 91.67% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.69% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.39% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 4 |
| Ratio | 8.33% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 6.09% |
| Hoyts eng | 30 |
| Ratio | 62.50% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.28% |
| Independent eng | 5 |
| Ratio | 10.42% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.08% |
| Suburban eng | 13 |
| Ratio | 27.08% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 4.36% |
Notes: RKO rural drama followed Whiplash from the city to the suburbs and supported it the way through. Its 89 EF points gained through an abundance of Saturday plays – 72.92% of its total, ranked 18th on that basis. Nabbed a few spots on the Independent and Suburban circuits late in its year.
The Green Promise engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 1 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 1 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 1 | S | 2 | Tower of London |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 1 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 1 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Whiplash |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Whiplash |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Whiplash |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Whiplash |
| St.Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 3/6/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Floodtide |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 10/6/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 10/6/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 10/6/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 10/6/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Whiplash |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Whiplash |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 10/6/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Whiplash |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Tower of London |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Father was a Fullback |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 17/6/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Whiplash |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 24/6/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 24/6/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 24/6/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 24/6/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Whiplash |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 1/7/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 1/7/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 8/7/50 | 6 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 8/7/50 | 6 | S | 1 | The Third Man |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 15/7/50 | 7 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 22/7/50 | 8 | T | 2 | Whiplash |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 29/7/50 | 9 | S | 2 | The Drum |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 3/2/50 | 36 | S | 2 | Look for the Silver Lining |
| Pascoe Vale | Tasma | Suburban | 24/2/50 | 39 | S | 2 | Big Steal |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 10/3/50 | 41 | T | 2 | Colorado Territory |
| South Melbourne | Empire | Suburban | 5/5/51 | 49 | S | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |


