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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.
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Director:
Norman Foster
Writers:
Sylvia Tate (story)
Alan Campbell (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
29 November 1950 (USA) more
Genre:
Film-Noir | Crime | Drama more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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An Odd, Slow But At Times, Enjoyable Film more (17 total)

Cast

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Ann Sheridan ... Eleanor Johnson
Dennis O'Keefe ... Daniel 'Danny' or 'Dannyboy' Leggett
Robert Keith ... Inspector Martin Ferris
Ross Elliott ... Frank Johnson
Frank Jenks ... Detective Homer Shaw
John Qualen ... Mailbus
J. Farrell MacDonald ... Sea Captain
Joan Shawlee ... Blonde (as Joan Fulton)
Steven Geray ... Dr. Arthur Hohler
Reiko Sato ... Susie
Jane Liddell ... Police Woman Following Eleanor
Victor Sen Yung ... Sammy Chung
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Runtime:
77 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
West Germany:16 (nf) | USA:Approved (PCA #14689) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Carmel Amusement Park, Carmel, California, USA more
Company:
Fidelity Pictures Corporation more

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Quotes:
Eleanor Johnson: [In the dark shadows of roller coaster on the deserted beach at night] I don't like this place.
Danny Leggett: It's a good spot. I used to come here with my girl when I was a kid. It's more frightening than romantic. It's the way love is when you're young... life is when you're older.
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An Odd, Slow But At Times, Enjoyable Film, 19 August 2004
Author: swfan62 from New Jersey

Had a chance to watch WOMAN ON THE RUN the other night and found it an odd, but at times enjoyable noir. Ann Sheridan plays the title role and the first thing you notice about this movie is that it is chock full of the snappy, sassy dialogue that films like this are all about. Much of that great dialogue provided by Sheridan. She plays the wife of an innocent bystander(Ross Elliott) who witnesses a murder while out walking the dog but rather then help the cops and become a possible target for the killer, he flees. This backfires of course, because not only do the cops want him but also, the killer. Sheridan teams with reporter Danny Leggett, the always terrific Dennis O'Keefe, to try and find her husband before the killer and the cops do. To make matters worse, Sheridan finds out, because she was never told, that her husband suffers from a heart condition that requires medication, which he is out of. The film builds to a bizarre climax with an interesting plot twist that for me, saved the film. I say saved because even though the plot sounds pretty interesting and the characters and performers are excellent, the film is a bit too talky and slow paced at times but it does pick up towards the conclusion. Director Norman Foster does a pretty good job using San Francisco locales and creating the right amount of darkness and shadows for the night scenes. The climax at an amusement park is quite bizarre and put me in mind of an episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE entitled PERCHANCE TO DREAM. I think I should mention the fine performance also of Robert Keith as the police Inspector who heads the case. An interesting, if at times slow film that comes through at the end.

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