Shockproof

Fast-moving thriller about a parole officer, his charge and an evil gambler., Parole officer Griff Marat (Cornel Wilde) is lured into a love affair with murderess-on-parole Jenny Wright (Patricia Knight). Her lover, and the man who had originally y convinced her to commit the murder, gambler Harry Wesson (John Baragrey), offers to take Jenny back to her plush life. The conflict which ensues as Marat tries to save Jenny almost destroys his life. Shockproof directed by Douglas Sirk, though one of his early efforts, shows hints of the distinctive style he would later employ with great success in his later career. The screenplay was written by famed director Samuel Fuller known for his gritty realism and hard-boiled style., In Douglas Sirk’s drama, hard case Jenny Marsh, released from prison after five years for killing a man to protect her gambling lover Harry, comes under the wing of parole officer Griff Marat. Determined to make her go straight and avoid the clutches of the still-infatuated Harry, Griff moves her into his household as companion to his blind, widowed mother. But Jenny continues to hold clandestine meetings with her shady ex, and they hatch a scheme that guarantees their continued protection – marriage to Griff. The pair wed, but when Jenny truly falls in love with Griff, Harry doesn’t take rejection lightly., Cornel Wilde leads as a parole officer who is determined to help out paroled murderess Patricia Knight. Their relationship develops into love and then marriage. Unfortunately, Knight’s ex-boyfriend John Baragrey turns up, and when she accidentally shoots him, both Knight and Wilde find themselves fugitives from justice