US Release date: 9 October 1948
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 25 November 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Running time: 81 minutes
Director: Richard L. Bare
Cast: Virginia Mayo, Bruce Bennett, Robert Hutton
Australian Distributor: Warner Bros
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Esquire Theatre for two weeks from 29 September supporting Two Texas Knights.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 9-W-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 95 | 212 |
| EF PPE | 1.79 | 298 |
| Metres Travelled | 564,577 | 34 |
| Average MT | 10,652 | 121 |
| Engagements | 53 | 48 |
| Slots | 57 | 123 |
| Weeks | 4 | 188 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 7.55% | 226 |
| Saturdays | 28 | 60 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 52.83% | 85 |
| Tuesdays | 21 | 95 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 39.62% | 146 |
| First billed | 1 | 237 |
| Second billed | 52 | 5 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 50 |
| Ratio | 94.34% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.98% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 3 |
| Ratio | 5.66% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 0.27% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 31 |
| Ratio | 58.49% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -7.29% |
| Independent eng | 8 |
| Ratio | 15.09% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.59% |
| Suburban eng | 14 |
| Ratio | 26.42% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.70% |
Notes: Warners crime flick was raised above the usual second feature fare due to the presence of star Virginia Mayo. Yet she could only find it a solitary top billing, late in its run. Otherwise it was No Sad Songs for Me doing the work through the suburbs. Ratio-wise, had a stronger presence in Independent and Suburban houses than Hoyts.
Smart Girls Don’t Talk engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 25/11/1950 | 1 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 25/11/1950 | 1 | S | 2 | The Eagle and the Hawk |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 25/11/1950 | 1 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 25/11/1950 | 1 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 25/11/1950 | 1 | S | 2 | The Woman on Pier 13 |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 25/11/1950 | 1 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 25/11/1950 | 1 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 25/11/1950 | 1 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 25/11/1950 | 1 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 2/12/1950 | 2 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 2/12/1950 | 2 | S | 2 | The Eagle and the Hawk |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 2/12/1950 | 2 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 2 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 2 | S | 2 | The Woman on Pier 13 |
| Coburg | Town Hall | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 2 | S | 2 | The Woman on Pier 13 |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 2 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 2 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 2/12/1950 | 2 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 2 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 2 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 2 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 2 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| St. Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 2/12/1950 | 2 | W | 2 | The Story Of GI Joe |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 3 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 3 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 3 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 3 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 3 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 3 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 3 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 3 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 9/12/1950 | 3 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 16/12/1950 | 4 | S | 2 | The Eagle and the Hawk |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 16/12/1950 | 4 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 4 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 4 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 4 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 16/12/1950 | 4 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 4 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 5 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 23/12/1950 | 5 | T | 2 | June Bride |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 23/12/1950 | 5 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 30/12/1950 | 6 | S | 2 | Under My Skin |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 30/12/1950 | 6 | T | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 6/01/1951 | 7 | S | 2 | The Hasty Heart |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 6/01/1951 | 7 | S | 2 | No Sad Songs For Me |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 6/01/1950 | 7 | T | 2 | The Gay Lady |
| West Coburg | Progress | Independent | 13/01/1951 | 8 | T | 2 | Two Texas Knights |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 13/01/1951 | 8 | T | 2 | Dakota Lil |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 13/01/1951 | 8 | W | 2 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon |
| Chelsea | Plaza | Independent | 10/02/1951 | 12 | W | 2 | Riding High |
| East Preston | Gowerville | Independent | 24/02/1951 | 14 | W | 1 | The Good Humor Man |
| South Melbourne | Empire | Suburban | 14/04/1951 | 21 | S | 2 | One Sunday Afternoon |
The 1950 Project 