Shockproof (1949)
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Beauty contest winner Patricia Knight's one bid for screen stardom was Columbia's Shockproof. Knight plays Jenny Wright, a convicted murderess paroled in the care of probation officer Griff Marat (Cornel Wilde). What begins as an aloof professional relationship eventually blossoms into romance. The fly in the ointment is shady Harry Wesson (John Baragrey), the gambler who inveigled Jenny into committing murder. The girl is torn between creature comforts offered her by Wesson and the promise of a clean life offered by Griff. This early Douglas Sirk effort contains a smattering of the stylistic touches which distinguished his later work.The screenplay was written by famed director Samuel Fuller, known for his gritty realism and hard-boiled style. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Cornel Wilde - Graff Marat
- John Baragrey - Harry Wesson
- Howard St. John - Sam Brooks, parole officer
- Charley Bates - Tommy Marat
- Frank Jaquet - Monte
- King Donovan - Joe Wilson
- Al Eben - Joe Kobiski
- Buddy Swan - Teenage Boy
- Isabel Withers - Switchboard Operator
- Bob Stephenson - Drunk
- Charles Jordan - Hot Dog Man
- Arthur Space - Police Inspector
- Cliff Clark - Police Lieutenant
- Patricia Knight - Jenny Marsh
- Esther Minciotti - Mrs. Marat
- Russell Collins - Frederick Bauer
- Gilbert Barnett - Barry
- Ann Shoemaker - Dr. Daniels
- Claire Carleton - Florie Kobiski
- Richard Benedict - "Kid"
- Fred Sears
- Crane Whitley - Foreman
- Virginia Farmer - Mrs. Terrence
- Charles Marsh - Manager
- Jimmy Lloyd - Clerk
- Director(s):
- Douglas Sirk
- Writer(s):
- Samuel Fuller, Helen Deutsch
- Producer(s):
- S. Sylvan Simon, Helen Deutsch, Earl McEvoy
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