Rent Woman on the Run (1950)
3.8 of 5 from 71 ratings
1h 15min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- After witnessing a mob hit, Frank Johnson (Ross Elliott) goes on the run, fearing for his life. Inspector Ferris (Robert Keith) and Detective Shaw (Frank Jenks) are suspicious when they interview his uncooperative and seemingly uncaring wife, Eleanor (Ann Sheridan). But when Eleanor is approached by tabloid reporter Danny Leggatt (Dennis O'Keefe) offering to help find her husband, it appears Leggatt is not all he seems! The riveting twists and turns, together with the acerbic wit and charisma of the leading lady, keeps this thriller bubbling along as we head for a dramatic final showdown.
- Actors:
- Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Keith, John Qualen, Frank Jenks, Ross Elliott, Jane Liddell, Joan Shawlee, J. Farrell MacDonald, Steven Geray, Victor Sen Yung, Reiko Sato, Syd Saylor, Tom Dillon, Frank Baker, Steve Carruthers, Mike Donovan, Franklyn Farnum, Milton Kibbee, William J. O'Brien
- Directors:
- Norman Foster
- Producers:
- Howard Welsch
- Writers:
- Alan Campbell, Norman Foster, Sylvia Tate
- Studio:
- Revelation
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/06/2016
- Run Time:
- 78 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary by author, historian, and "noirchaeologist" Eddie Muller
- Love is a Rollercoaster: Woman on the Run Revisited - A new featurette on the making of the film, from script to noir classic, produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir Foundation
- A Wild Ride: Restoring Woman on the Run- A stranger-than-fiction document of the film's restoration, produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir Foundation
- Noir City - A short documentary directed by Joe Talbot about the annual Noir City Film Festival presented by the Film Noir Foundation at San Francisco's historic Castro Theatre
- Gallery featuring rare photographs, poster art and original lobby cards
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Reviews (1) of Woman on the Run
Fifties Noir. - Woman on the Run review by Steve
High quality, low budget 'Frisco noir which is now restored after many years of only being available in low grade duplicates. So maybe worth another look. There is a lesser director and minor stars, but they do fine work. The chief merit is the script which is stacked with knockout wisecracks, which Ann Sheridan in particular handles with assurance.
Her estranged husband (Ross Elliott) witnesses a gang killing and goes on the run pursued by a cop (Robert Keith) who wants him to testify. His wife needs to track him down to give him his meds and gradually learns he has a whole other life outside his marriage. She is joined by a crime reporter (Dennis O'Keefe) looking for a scoop...
But is the hardheaded spouse a bit too helpful to the tenacious newspaperman? Sheridan is excellent as the sassy-but-sour spitfire searching all over San Francisco, briefed only by what little she knows about the man she married. Director Norman Foster creates a great deal of suspense and a very dark, downbeat picture of the big city at night.
He tells the hooky plot with style, building to an exciting climax at the seafront amusement park. This is the best of his many support features and it's just possible to sense the tremor of his previous association with Orson Welles. And the link of his editor (Otto Ludwig) with Alfred Hitchcock in the montage. This is a thrilling B-noir classic.
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