

Woman on the Run
As Startling as Your OWN Scream in the Night!
Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- california
- san francisco, california
- film noir
- murder
- on the run
- b movie
- witness to murder
- police inspector
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNRBoston, Massachusetts12 Oct 1950
- Theatrical29 Nov 1950
- PhysicalDVD25 Feb 2005
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical10 Nov 1950
CanadaCA
- Theatrical14A10 Nov 1950
AustriaAT
- Theatrical7 Dec 1951
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1229 Jun 1951
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1120 Jul 1951
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-121 Jun 1951
FranceFR
- Theatrical8 Aug 1951
- PhysicalDVD & Blu-Ray12 Sept 2023
GermanyDE
- Theatrical31 Jul 1951
ItalyIT
- Theatrical21 Jul 1951
JapanJP
- Theatrical4 Feb 1951
NetherlandsNL
- PhysicalBlu ray13 Jun 2016
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Woman on the Run was released on 10 November 1950.
Audience reviews
3- S8/10
Steve
6/24/2016
It's been a long time since Film Noir of the Week first discussed Woman on the Run. At the time the film was just put out on a public domain DVD label. Through the haze and scratchy audio it was clear that the film is just excellent. The highly enjoyable crime film and sometimes travelogue of 40s San Francisco is irresistible. True, most remember Ann Sheridan shedding her glamorous persona or the dogged cop stu…
- J7/10
John Chard
5/24/2020
It's more frightening than romantic. It's the way love is when you're young... life is when you're older. Woman on the Run is directed by Norman Foster who also co-adapts the screenplay with Alan Campbell from a story by Sylvia Tate. It stars Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Keith and Ross Elliott. Music is by Arthur Lange and Emil Newman and cinematography by Hal Mohr. When Frank Johnson (Elliott) witness…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
12/28/2022
This is a rather superior little crime feature with a good, workmanlike cast delivering quite a suspenseful story without any fuss. "Frank Johnson" witnesses a gangland murder and goes into hiding. Soon enough the police - Robert Keith; his rather disgruntled wife - Ann Sheridan - and her newspaper pal Dennis O'Keefe are all trying to track him down; one because they think he might know more and be in danger from ret…
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