Shockproof is a fairly decent noir directed by Douglas Sirk, about a parole officer, Griff, who falls in love with his parolee, Jenny, who just got out of jail after killing a man to defend her troublesome lover, Harry. A stereotypical love triangle spirals into Jenny shooting Harry, resulting in her running away from the police with Griff. I’ve seen a few of Sirk’s films, All That Heaven Allows and There’s Always Tomorrow respectively, and I’ve found myself enjoying his work. Shockproof isn’t that special, but I can’t say that I didn’t enjoy it.

What I didn’t enjoy was that stupid ending. Without completely spoiling the movie, all I will say is that if you shot me with intentions of killing me, I am not letting you walk away from that. The ending is so stereotypical 1940s

Also found an interesting fun fact, stars Cornel Wilde and Patricia Knight were actually married at the time of filming. Unfortunately, they eventually divorced two years later in 1951. A not so fun fact was that Wilde apparently was mentally abusive towards Knight, taking control of her entire career. After looking at her very short acting career, I can’t help but think he had something to do with it.

Shockproof is a fairly decent noir directed by Douglas Sirk, about a parole officer, Griff, who falls in love with his parolee, Jenny, who just got out of jail after killing a man to defend her troublesome lover, Harry. A stereotypical love triangle spirals into Jenny shooting Harry, resulting in her running away from the police with Griff. I’ve seen a few of Sirk’s films, All That Heaven Allows and There’s Always Tomorrow respectively, and I’ve found myself enjoying his work. Shockproof isn’t that special, but I can’t say that I didn’t enjoy it.

What I didn’t enjoy was that stupid ending. Without completely spoiling the movie, all I will say is that if you shot me with intentions of killing me, I am not letting you walk away from that. The ending is so stereotypical 1940s

Also found an interesting fun fact, stars Cornel Wilde and Patricia Knight were actually married at the time of filming. Unfortunately, they eventually divorced two years later in 1951. A not so fun fact was that Wilde apparently was mentally abusive towards Knight, taking control of her entire career. After looking at her very short acting career, I can’t help but think he had something to do with it.

Serviceable noir/melodrama.

Serviceable noir/melodrama.

First Douglas Sirk and it was kind of mediocre. Don’t get me wrong the direction and mise en scene is incredibly well done but the story here is just too far-fetched to make me suspend the reality and plausibility of this story. The acting is also very much of its time, which doesn’t help to elevate this soapy-crime-drama at all.I feel like this plot in theory could’ve actually worked but limitations of the cinema at the time maybe held it back from achieving what could’ve been an actually good movie.

First Douglas Sirk and it was kind of mediocre. Don’t get me wrong the direction and mise en scene is incredibly well done but the story here is just too far-fetched to make me suspend the reality and plausibility of this story. The acting is also very much of its time, which doesn’t help to elevate this soapy-crime-drama at all.I feel like this plot in theory could’ve actually worked but limitations of the cinema at the time maybe held it back from achieving what could’ve been an actually good movie.

such brilliant camerawork... (punch in the mirror)
"im about to push humpty dumpty off his wall"
weird ending

such brilliant camerawork... (punch in the mirror)
"im about to push humpty dumpty off his wall"
weird ending

That criminal gambling guy was the real hero of this story. He was too good for them AND hot

That criminal gambling guy was the real hero of this story. He was too good for them AND hot