US Release date: 30 September 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 19 August 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: USA.
Running time: 77 minutes
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: George Raft, Virginia Mayo & Gene Lockhart
Australian Distributor: United Artists
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Two weeks at Hoyts Esquire Theatre from 14 July 1950 with Borrowed Trouble as support
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 166 | 139 |
| EF PPE | 3.69 | 148 |
| Metres Travelled | 465,926 | 174 |
| Average MT | 10,354 | 149 |
| Engagements | 45 | 177 |
| Slots | 46 | 236 |
| Weeks | 1 | 284 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 2.22% | 318 |
| Saturdays | 21 | 112 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 46.67% | 125 |
| Tuesdays | 23 | 79 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 51.11% | 91 |
| First billed | 35 | 115 |
| Second billed | 10 | 188 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 45 |
| Ratio | 100.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 7.64% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.39% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 30 |
| Ratio | 66.67% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 0.89% |
| Independent eng | 3 |
| Ratio | 6.67% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -4.83% |
| Suburban eng | 12 |
| Ratio | 26.67% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.95% |
NOTES: A George Raft noir could still be guaranteed to find an audience in 1950, and Red Light was no exception, being utilised on splash release to pair up with a number of titles, most commonly The Lady Gambles. Toplining the majority of hte time, eight of its ten second billings were on Saturday nights showing that while he remained popular, Raft was more reliable for the latter part of the screening week.
Red Light engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 19/8/50 | 1 | S | 2 | The Lady Gambles |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 1 | S | 2 | Bride For Sale |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 1 | S | 1 | The Lady Gambles |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 1 | S | 1 | The Lady Gambles |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 1 | S | 1 | Blonde Ice |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 1 | S | 1 | The Lady Gambles |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 19/8/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Blonde Ice |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 1 | T | 1 | The Lady Gambles |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 1 | T | 1 | The Lady Gambles |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 19/8/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Blonde Ice |
| St. Kilda | Palais | Suburban | 19/8/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Obsession |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 26/8/50 | 2 | S | 2 | The Lady Gambles |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 26/8/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Bride For Sale |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 26/8/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Lady Gambles |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 26/8/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Lady Gambles |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 26/8/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Lady Gambles |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 26/8/50 | 2 | T | 1 | The Lady Gambles |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 26/8/50 | 2 | T | 1 | The Lady Gambles |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 26/8/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Abandoned |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 26/8/50 | 2 | T | 1 | The Lady Gambles |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 26/8/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Blonde Ice |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Blonde Ice |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Flaxy Martin |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Lady Gambles |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Blonde Ice |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Floodtide |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Blonde Ice |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Madness of the Heart |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Floodtide |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 2/9/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Easy Money |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 9/9/50 | 4 | S | 2 | The Lady Gambles |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 9/9/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Lady Gambles |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 9/9/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Lady Gambles |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 9/9/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Blonde Ice |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 9/9/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Flaxy Martin |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 9/9/50 | 4 | T | 1 | My Girl Tisa |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 16/9/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Lady Gambles |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 16/9/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Lady Gambles |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 16/9/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Blonde Ice |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 23/9/50 | 6 | S | 2 | Bride For Sale |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 23/9/50 | 6 | S | 2 | Bride For Sale |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 30/9/50 | 7 | T | 1 | Inside Story |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 30/9/50 | 7 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 30/9/50 | 7 | T | 2 | Tell it to the Judge |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 14/10/50 | 9 | T | 1 | Holiday Affair |
The 1950 Project 