Shockproof (1949)

Director

• Douglas Sirk

Starring

• Cornel Wilde
• Patricia Knight
• John Baragrey
• Esther Minciotti
• Howard St John

Last On

11:00-12:40 Fri 14th Sep 2018 100m
Film4

Synopsis

A deliciously tense film noir in which parole officer Cornel Wilde is drawn into the tangled past of ex-convict Patricia Knight. Shockproof comes from a period in the late 1940s when directors such as Douglas Sirk were honing and refining movies edited with exquisite timing and redolent of shadows and whispered asides. Unfortunately here, Sirk's initial pace and stylishness run out of steam, and the dénouement can only be described as a cop-out. However, although the final destination is a disappointment, you can still sit and luxuriate in the journey.