Shockproof

1949

1h 19m

Crime

Drama

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82%

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11 Reviews

49%

Audience Score

100+ Ratings

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

New Yorker

Avoiding the conventional menacing shadows of film noir, Sirk offers something of a film blanc...

Jul 17, 2023

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

Given its poetic nuances, it's a shame the film succumbs to cliché.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 27, 2007

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J. Hoberman

Village Voice

A cheap 79-minute time-waster that's all business ...

Jan 25, 2007

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Nell Dodson Russell

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

This one will probably do a lot to raise the stock of probation officers as glamour boys, but criminologists may find it irritating.

Dec 15, 2021

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Well done mixture of romance and film noir.

Jan 30, 2012

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Captivating.

Oct 7, 2010

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j F

Entertaining and unpredictable. And I liked the old house as well, I've never seen anything like it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/08/24

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acsdoug D

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/28/24

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ogn d

Melodrama, sappy, hokey, whatever you want to call it

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

While Shockproof will inspire more groans than gasps, it's essential viewing for fans of Mr. Fuller and Mr. Sirk.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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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