US Release date: 8 February 1950
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 11 November 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Running time: 80 minutes
Director: Crane Wilbur
Cast: Richard Basehart, Marilyn Maxwell & Signe Hasso
Australian Distributor: Universal
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Majestic theatre from 1 September 1950 for five weeks as support to Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town.
Suburban Release Type: Suburban Palais EX-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 67 | 276 |
| EF PPE | 1.37 | 345 |
| Metres Travelled | 502,921 | 124 |
| Average MT | 10,264 | 163 |
| Engagements | 49 | 105 |
| Slots | 51 | 185 |
| Weeks | 2 | 238 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 4.08% | 283 |
| Saturdays | 12 | 185 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 24.49% | 254 |
| Tuesdays | 35 | 7 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 71.43% | 29 |
| First billed | 1 | 237 |
| Second billed | 48 | 27 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 44 |
| Ratio | 89.80% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.56% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 5 |
| Ratio | 10.20% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 4.81% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 31 |
| Ratio | 63.27% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.51% |
| Independent eng | 8 |
| Ratio | 16.33% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 4.83% |
| Suburban eng | 10 |
| Ratio | 20.41% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.31% |
Notes: Universal B+ crime feature scored an appallingly low PPE (ranked 345th). This is accounted for by ranking 7th for most Tuesday bookings and only one of its 49 engagements being above the line. It kept Stromboli company for most of its suburban run.
Outside the Wall engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St. Kilda | Palais | Suburban | 11/11/50 | 1 | W | 2 | The Lie |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 18/11/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Stromboli |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Stromboli |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Stromboli |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 18/11/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 25/11/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Stromboli |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Stromboli |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Stromboli |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 25/11/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 25/11/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 25/11/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Stromboli |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Stromboli |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Stromboli |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Stromboli |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 2/12/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 9/12/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 9/12/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 9/12/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 9/12/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 9/12/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 16/12/50 | 6 | T | 1 | Without Honor |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 16/12/50 | 6 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 16/12/50 | 6 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 23/12/50 | 7 | S | 2 | The Girl From Jones Beach |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 23/12/50 | 7 | T | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 23/12/50 | 7 | W | 2 | The Girl From Jones Beach |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 30/12/50 | 8 | T | 2 | Stromboli |
| Blackburn | Blackburn | Independent | 20/1/51 | 11 | S | 2 | Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town |
| West Coburg | Progress | Independent | 20/1/51 | 11 | T | 2 | The Girl From Jones Beach |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 21/4/51 | 24 | T | 2 | Ticket to Tomahawk |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 28/4/51 | 25 | T | 2 | Mother Didn’t Tell Me |
| West Preston | Rivoli | Independent | 5/5/51 | 26 | T | 2 | The Lady Takes a Sailor |
The 1950 Project 