He thought he was shockproof!
Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye of her parole officer, Griff Marat, who helps her secure a job caring for his ailing mother.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and spare.
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- classical in formformally daring
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- John Chardon TMDB · Jul 20157/10
Give all to love obey thy heart. *** This Review Contains Minor Spoilers *** Shockproof is directed by Douglas Sirk and written by Samuel Fuller and Helen Deutsch. It stars Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knight, John Baragrey and Esther Minciotti. Music is by George Duning and cinematography by Charles Lawton Jr. When convicted murderess Jenny Marsh (Knight) is released into his care, parole officer Griff Marat (Wilde) literally finds his life being turned upside down... As many film noir lovers will attest too, there are a number of noir movies out there that frustrate with their endings to the point it induces anger. One such film is Shockproof, a meeting of two great film making minds undone by a studio decision so soapy and irrelevant that studio heads should have rolled post haste. I'm the one who gets spanked. Shockproof actually is a great film noir, it takes a simple honest to goodness man, introduces a classic femme fatale into his life, and before you can say "stop you fool", he's in it up to his neck. Stylistically it's top notch noir as well. Sirk and Lawton consistently have bar shadows featuring prominently, Jenny Marsh never escapes them, she may be out of prison but the par
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Cast
- Cornel WildeGriff Marat
- Patricia KnightJenny Marsh
- John BaragreyHarry Wesson
- Esther MinciottiMrs. Marat
- Howard St. JohnSam Brooks
- Russell CollinsFrederick Bauer
- Charles BatesTommy Marat
- Richard Benedict'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
- Argentina BrunettiStella (Uncredited)
- Paul BryarMan in Car (Uncredited)
Crew
- Douglas SirkDirector
- Helen DeutschWriter
- Samuel FullerWriter
- Charles Lawton Jr.Director of Photography
- George DuningOriginal Music Composer
- Gene HavlickEditor
- S. Sylvan SimonProducer
- Helen DeutschProducer
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