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Shockproof

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Jenny Marsh (Patricia Knight) is a hard-luck dame who's just finished five years in the slammer for killing a man. Jenny's not exactly the murdering type -- she did the deed while defending her jailbird lover, Harry (John Baragrey), which is probably one reason she's attracted the attention of her parole officer, Griff Marat (Cornel Wilde). In fact, Griff is so taken with Jenny that he gets her a job caring for his ailing mother, but although Jenny tries to fly right, she's not yet over Harry.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker 07/17/2023
Avoiding the conventional menacing shadows of film noir, Sirk offers something of a film blanc... Go to Full Review Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine 01/27/2007
3/4
Given its poetic nuances, it's a shame the film succumbs to cliché. Go to Full Review J. Hoberman Village Voice 01/25/2007
A cheap 79-minute time-waster that's all business ... Go to Full Review Nell Dodson Russell Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder 12/15/2021
This one will probably do a lot to raise the stock of probation officers as glamour boys, but criminologists may find it irritating. Go to Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television 01/30/2012
Well done mixture of romance and film noir. Go to Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion 10/07/2010
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RICHARD S Apr 21 Watchable as noir, but riddled with unbelievable plot elements. Poorly scripted. See more j F 07/08/2024 Entertaining and unpredictable. And I liked the old house as well, I've never seen anything like it. See more acsdoug D @acsdoug 06/28/2024 Not too bad, but it's not really anoir, more of a drama. This is the only film I've seen with Patricia Knight. She's stunning, and not bad of an actress either. See more 03/22/2018 Lawton, the DP is the best part of this film. Very well shot but that's about it. Interesting start that just can't fizzle out quickly enough as we go from one unbelievable situation to another. See more 07/02/2014 When I noticed that Samuel Fuller was one of the script writers for "Shockproof", I had anticipated a high quality exciting noir. Instead, I was disappointed to encounter an unconvincing paint by numbers noir with a whitewash ending. See more 07/31/2013 While Shockproof will inspire more groans than gasps, it's essential viewing for fans of Mr. Fuller and Mr. Sirk. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Douglas Sirk

Director

Cornel Wilde

Griff Marat

Patricia Knight

Jenny Marsh

John Baragrey

Harry Wesson

Esther Minciotti

Mrs. Marat

Howard St. John

Sam Brooks

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Synopsis Jenny Marsh (Patricia Knight) is a hard-luck dame who's just finished five years in the slammer for killing a man. Jenny's not exactly the murdering type -- she did the deed while defending her jailbird lover, Harry (John Baragrey), which is probably one reason she's attracted the attention of her parole officer, Griff Marat (Cornel Wilde). In fact, Griff is so taken with Jenny that he gets her a job caring for his ailing mother, but although Jenny tries to fly right, she's not yet over Harry.
Director
Douglas Sirk
Producer
S. Sylvan Simon, Helen Deutsch
Screenwriter
Helen Deutsch, Samuel Fuller
Production Co
Columbia Pictures
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 19m