Woman on the Run (1950)Frank Johnson flees police after becoming an eyewitness to murder. He is pursued around scenic San Francisco by his wife, a reporter, the police, and... the real murderer. Director:Norman Foster |
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Woman on the Run (1950)Frank Johnson flees police after becoming an eyewitness to murder. He is pursued around scenic San Francisco by his wife, a reporter, the police, and... the real murderer. Director:Norman Foster |
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| Ann Sheridan | ... |
Eleanor Johnson
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Dennis O'Keefe | ... |
Dan Legget
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Robert Keith | ... |
Inspector Martin Ferris
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| John Qualen | ... |
Maibus
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Frank Jenks | ... |
Detective Homer Shaw
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Ross Elliott | ... |
Frank Johnson
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Jane Liddell | ... |
Messenger Girl
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Joan Shawlee | ... |
Blonde
(as Joan Fulton)
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J. Farrell MacDonald | ... |
Sea Captain
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Steven Geray | ... |
Dr. Arthur Hohler
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Victor Sen Yung | ... |
Sammy Chung
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Reiko Sato | ... |
Suzie
(as Rako Sato)
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Syd Saylor | ... |
Sullivan
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Tom Dillon | ... |
Joe Gordon
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Frank Johnson (Ross Elliott), sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris (Robert Keith), on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor (Ann Sheridan), suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett (Dennis O'Keefe), Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Shown for theatrically for the first time in 40 years at the 2003 San Francisco Noir Festival, this rediscovered gem has some of
the classic elements that make the genre so appealing; here an innocent bystander to a murder is on the run with a wife who is
desperately trying to find him before the cops or the killer can get to him.
A wisecracking Ann Sheridan careens around San Francisco with reporter Dennis OÕKeefe who may or may not be an ally.
One of the delights of this film is that the city is portrayed realistically with picturesque 1950 settings in North Beach,
Chinatown, Telegraph Hill and the long gone Playland at the Beach.
One interesting bit of trivia: Norman Foster later ditched the noir formula and became a successful director of Disney hits such as Zorro and Davy Crockett and eventually went on to direct episodes of the Batman and Green Hornet television series..