Shockproof is a 1949 American crime film noir directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Cornel Wilde.
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.
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Written by Helen Deutsch, Samuel Fuller
Cinematography Charles Lawton, Jr.
Edited by Gene Havlick
Music by George Duning
Cast
Cornel Wilde as Griff Marat
Patricia Knight as Jenny Marsh
John Baragrey as Harry Wesson
Esther Minciotti as Mrs. Marat
Howard St. John as Sam Brooks
Russell Collins as Frederick Bauer
Charles Bates as Tommy Marat
Gilbert Barnett as Barry (uncredited)
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Source Collection
Copyright Collection (Library Of Congress)
Credit Line: Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.
Public Domain
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