Review of Shockproof (1949) by Daniel W — 31 Mar 2009

Probation officer Cornel Wilde is such a kind-hearted guy, he finds it necessary to insert himself into his parolee's lives to show them the benefits of a normal, crime-free life...unless the parolee is the lovely Patricia Knight, then all bets are off.

Directed by Douglas Sirk, and co-written by Sam Fuller(!), "Shockproof" is a fairly average Noir that lacks both the former's characteristic emotional glossiness, and the latter's blunt, fist-to-the-face storytelling. (It's a good bet that the tacked-on, happy-happy ending was not in Fuller's original script.).