After her father is killed in an accident, mill heiress Deborah Chandler marries the plant manager, Selden Clark, but his motives are suspicious.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Ida Lupino | ... | Deborah Chandler Clark | |
| Stephen McNally | ... | Selden Clark IV | |
| Howard Duff | ... | Keith Ramsey | |
| Peggy Dow | ... | Patricia Monahan | |
| John Litel | ... | John Chandler | |
| Taylor Holmes | ... | Lucius Maury | |
| Irving Bacon | ... | 'Pops' Link | |
| Don Beddoe | ... | Fat Salesman | |
| Joe Besser | ... | Salesman with Drum | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| William Gould | ... | Train Conductor (scenes deleted) | |
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Deborah Chandler's rejected suitor, Selden Clark, manages the factory of her father, who dies: did he fall or was he pushed? But charming Clark manages to win her over and marry her. On the honeymoon, Clark's former girl Patricia intervenes and opens Deborah's eyes, alas too late. Now Clark tries to kill Deborah. Believed dead by all but Clark, she flees. But drifter Keith Ramsey recognizes and follows her. Can she trust him? Can he believe her? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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Hounded for money ... pursued for love ... hunted by a KILLER.Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
6 January 1950 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Fugitive from Terror See more »Filming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Pre-production articles in The Hollywood Reporter noted that Ronald Reagan and Bruce Bennett were to star with Lupino in this film. See more »Goofs
The pattern of the wet spots on Stephen McNally's suit change. See more »Quotes
Deborah Chandler Clark: When Mother died, Dad and I came home together. He stopped here at the door. I was nine years old. He took my hand and said "Look at the trees, Deborah; feel the wind; and remember: people die but the world doesn't".See more »
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Woman in Hiding is directed by Michael Gordon and adapted to screenplay by Oscar Saul and Roy Huggins from a story by James Webb. It stars Ida Lupino, Stephen McNally, Howard Duff and Peggy Dow. Music is by Milton Schwarzwald and cinematography by William H. Daniels.
After the mysterious death of her father, a quickfire marriage to a hugely suspicious man, and an attempt on her life, Deborah Chandler Clark (Lupino) is forced to assume a new identity and go into hiding...
No great shakes as regards the plot line, it's a standard woman in peril piece, where we the viewers know what's going on and only really await for what we hope is a punchy resolution to it all. However, overcoming the simplicity of formula, it's a film nicely constructed and performed, with plenty of suspense, tightly wound anticipation and some very pleasing visual accompaniments.
Opening with a guarded voice over from Lupino''s character, mood is nicely set at noir influenced. From here we quickly get to know the principle players and are quickly on Deborah's side. Peril and emotional pain is never far away with Gordon (The Web) and ace photographer Daniels (The Naked City) complicit in mood enhancements. Cue a cabin at nighttime bathed in oppressive moonlight, shadowed window bars striking facial menace - and as Deborah's peril grows greater - an imposing staircase ripe for a dastardly deed, Then we hit the last quarter of film and the quality really shines through. A steam train at night is grand, a splendid setting, but that is just a precursor to the exciting denouement at the deserted mill of Deborah's birthright. Daniels excels, his photography straight out of a noir fever dream, all while the industrial churning of the mill machinery adds impetus to the thrilling conclusion.
It needed more of a black heart as per outcome to be a definitive noir pic, but it comes safely recommended to noir enthusiasts regardless. 7/10