Woman on the Run (1950) [Film Noir] [Crime]

If you like this movie and our channel, please subscribe: goo.gl/0qDmXe | The movie "Woman on the Run" is a 1950 film noir crime film directed by Norman Foster starring Ann Sheridan and Dennis O'Keefe. The film was based on the April 1948 short story Man on the Run by Sylvia Tate and filmed on location in San Francisco, California.
Plot: As the film opens, a man, Frank Johnson (Ross Elliott), is walking his dog in the city at night. He witnesses a man in a car talking about a crime. The man then gets shot. But whoever shot that man then sees Frank and shoots at him. The shot misses, however, because it is mistakenly aimed at Frank's shadow. The killer then flees in the car.
When the police arrive it is explained that the shooting victim was going to testify in a court case against a gangster. Since Frank saw the shooter, the cops now want Frank to testify. They plan to take him into protective custody. But Frank, while the police inspector (Robert Keith) has momentarily turned away, gives police the slip, leaving his dog (named Rembrandt because his owner is a painter) behind. The police think he is running to escape possible retaliation from the mob. So they contact Frank's wife, Eleanor (Ann Sheridan) to solicit her help in finding him. But she suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage.
Later learning that her husband has a heart condition, Eleanor gets the needed medicine and goes looking for him, aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett (Dennis O'Keefe) who says he is looking for an exclusive story. The two conduct their own investigation, giving only limited aid to the police. But the police remain determined, since they need a trial witness. Eleanor is aided in her search by Frank's efforts to contact her. In a letter left with a mutual contact he gives her cryptic instructions on how they can secretly meet. The instructions require that she remember a significant event from their life together. But she has trouble doing so.
As the search continues it is gradually revealed to the audience that Danny the newspaperman is really the killer. He is simply using Eleanor to find Frank. Once Eleanor figures out the cryptic reference, she and Danny go to a beachside amusement park at night and there manage to locate him. Wanting time alone with Frank, ostensibly to get his newspaper story and pay Frank $1,000 for it, Danny puts Eleanor on the roller coaster. As she rides she suddenly realizes what Danny has really been up to. But she is trapped until the ride ends in what becomes the frantic climax of the film.
As Eleanor finally gets off the roller coaster, Danny is on the verge of killing Frank. The two fight and shots ring out. Eleanor breathlessly arrives on the scene to discover that the police inspector has just shot the killer. She rushes to her husband and the two embrace.
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Directed by Norman Foster, produced by Howard Welsch, screenplay by Alan Campbell, Norman Foster and Ross Hunter (dialogue), based on the short-story "Man on the Run" by Sylvia Tate, starring Ann Sheridan as Eleanor Johnson, Dennis O'Keefe as Daniel Leggett, Robert Keith as Inspector Martin Ferris, John Qualen Mr. Maibus, Frank Jenks as Detective Shaw, Ross Elliott as Frank Johnson, Jane Liddell as Messnger Girl, Joan Shawlee as Blonde (as Joan Fulton), J. Farrell MacDonald as Sea Captain, Steven Geray as Dr. Arthur Hohler
Victor Sen Yung as Sam, Reiko Sato as Suzie (as Rako Sato), Syd Saylor as Sullivan and Tom Dillon as Joe Gordon (as Thomas P. Dillon)
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Source: "Woman on the Run" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 18 February 2017. Web. 24 April 2017. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_o...
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[@Moronvideos1940]

I do not like this movie.....

[@jerryw6699]

don't give away the climax in the description, bad move.

[@lauracollins4195]

Timeless Classic Movies - Where is the value in giving away the entire story in the description??

[@michael-johnbrown1876]

Great movie i loved it

[@tonygordon3544]

Timeless Classic Movies . )

[@robinmurray5266]

I gotta laugh! I remember watching this with my grandma in the 1970's on an old Black & White TV. There was a commercial that came on that said, "Woman on the Run is brought to you by the fine makers of Exlax". My grandma said, "Yep, taking that would put a woman on the run!" I still get belly laughs to this day remembering that!

[@sherryrobinson7389]

Great humor! 😄😄😄😄😮😮😮😀😀😀😀

[@trainrover]

and just this morning I had to define to some new-worlder here the meaning of "the trots"

[@rozchristopherson648]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@corbinbros.2520]

I love how a lot of old films have a dream-like feel to them. Definitely beats the mediocre movies that come out today.

[@janettecoleman1714]

These movies take you away to another time & place, in this world, now, it's needed!

[@carlmorris6744]

Exactly!!

[@loridrayton9440]

Soo true!

[@norestforthewary]

Interesting you say that, i keep YT on at night to hear these old movies. Help me sleep.

[@zoe1972]

One of the most dreamlike old movies I ever saw was The Enchanted Cottage. If you haven't seen it look it up on You Tube. It's an excellent old movie.

[@mfb3042]

Ann Sheridan is a good actress. She made this movie work.

[@elliottsalazar7580]

What an absolute GREAT movie . Being a native born San Franciscan i LOVE all the old scenes of the City .

[@rickbrowning7059]

The timeless beauty of film noir is you know going in that unlike other films this will not end happily ever after. And I love this type of reality. Also you are required to think about the plot enveloping. Nothing better in my opinion. Thank you for these remarkable films who had wonderful writers.kept you glued to your seat.appreciate these classic low budget films that relied on excellent writing and acting. They gave you the steak instead selling you the sizzle.

[@Kjt853]

Top notch! In 1950, this was probably considered a "routine crime melodrama," but it's far superior to most of the "best" that's made today.

[@charlesodell804]

One of the 10 or 12 best film noir movies I ever saw. It's the only film I ever saw with Ann Sheridan in a starring role. She was a great actress. Wonderful scenes of San Francisco before it became too expensive to live in, and too full of skyscrapers to like.

[@gingerli5820]

This is a fantastic piece of Noir. There's no one in HW who would not have jumped at the chance to appear in an Ann Sheridan film in 1950. The writing was exquisitely sarcastic, the acting highly effective and the denouement superb. A hidden gem! Thank you TCM.

[@mikemarley2389]

Well said Ginger !

[@andywinger4197]

Very well put. I couldn't agree more.

[@trainrover]

hear hear 🍸

[@jonathancox2004]

Absolutely nothing wrong with this film. Nice dialogue and pacing, with super performances and a reasonably suspenseful ending. Lots accomplished in its little-over-an-hour package.

[@margohere7544]

Great movie! I love the older movies. They are definitely better than movies created today.

[@therealself]

I loved the moment when the detective (played by Robert Keith) realizes who the killer really is despite at first not wanting to listen to the witness giving him the clue. Actor Robert Keith's changing facial expression when he realizes the killer's identity is so perfectly subtle. Character acting at its best. The dramatic suspense in the ending scene is as good as you will see in a movie. Very nice movie.

[@armybeef68]

You ever hear of a timestamp?

[@richardbrowning8221]

Yes I have. Next ?

[@tomdooley4226]

​@@richardbrowning8221Still waiting, right?

[@highronimusadamantium9247]

Films like this on KZbin channels like this have me questioning why I continue to pay for Netflix.

[@coolhand7313]

Fuck netflix & cable & video stores.

[@peacenow42]

well, I still pay for the internet.....

[@babygretz5]

Highronimus Adamantium ....Netflix has no content....that I like anywsy

[@maryrozario397]

Highronimus Adamantium stop netflix!

[@parsnipmcgee329]

There's a lot of stuff I enjoy on Netflix, but they really dropped the ball on Classic Hollywood, and Noir.

[@vidhushekhar17]

This is no ordinary crime/noir film. This is an outstanding love story too; without the man and the woman being together-except towards the very end. The bad man DID help the wife FIND her LOST husband. Marvelous. Simply marvelous.

[@user-jl7ym4en5b]

The dramatic flair in the way that people spoke is always so entertaining.

[@viccionetti5907]

Terrific old noir! Sheridan and O’Keefe in leads are in top form..a witty script, great San Francisco scenes AND more significantly absolutely FILLED with excellent secondary character actors of the period.

[@russellscotchmer7018]

A truly classic example of Film Noir. Great story and settings and more upbeat and less gloomy than so many of this genre. Fantastic witty dialogue sadly missed in so many modern movies. Every scene has a purpose with no padding. Absolutely recommended.

[@edwardmunster7269]

Why they call It film noir ?

[@johnryan3913]

@@edwardmunster7269 the French New Wave critics & directors started that in the 50s, viewing these films as representing post WW2 dislocation and alienation. "Night film" or Dark film.

[@johnlorenzen4633]

Dennis o keefe a very good lead- I undererrated . Ms. Sheridan divine actress of course. Always realistic and in the moment. adult dialogue that respects ones intelligence. Nice visuals of san francisco.

[@katiescarlett5249]

I love this Film Noir Movie "Woman on the Run." It was shown on TCM and kept me on the edge of my seat with twists and turns. This was meant to transition Ann Sheridan into more leading lady roles, but didn't do much for her career. I don't know why, she is beautiful and sassy. If you love Film Noir, you will not be disappointed if you watch this film. A glass of Pinot Noir is a wonderful choice while viewing!

[@Redmenace96]

Many modern film elements, some noir elements, great acting, fantastic dialogue, complex male/female relationships..... This is a little gem.

[@EricLehner]

The script is so razor sharp, you could shave with it....

[@rickbrowning7059]

I never get enough of good film noir.in fact I love it the same way I love my coffee. Dark and murky. Thank you so much.

[@stevelindsay220]

Ann Sheridan sure was a doll. Good movie

[@oldfan1963]

Great. Just great. Nothing like the chaos of an amusement park at night to heighten the tension. (Some real nightmare fodder at the end, there.) Thanks for posting this 5-star thriller.

[@cindylawrence1515]

I caught sight of two HUDSONs, one looks like a Hornet, and at least one NASH. Amazing, no one knows today that there was any cars like a Hudson, Nash or for that matter a Packard. Being a child of the 50's you remember.

[@lindarocco9974]

What a suspenseful movie. Oh and that horrible laughing woman. I hope I don't dream about that laugh. Thank you for posting such a good movie for us to all to enjoy.

[@danielstaples982]

I loved this movie and I'm a new fan of Ann Sheridan. There was an undercurrent of humour in this that I liked very much as well, such as her cynical responses to the cops. "Why don't you go back to the jail, or wherever it is that you live?" Priceless.

[@luvsgreta8487]

I love when Dennis keeps asking her questions and she fires back, "why don't you drop dead?" lol

[@tomdooley4226]

"Didn't your husband ever beat you?" The cop had a bit of a bite, also.

[@billhowes7464]

good story good acting any movie with ann Sheridan is worth a watch

[@waynej2608]

That's the truth!

[@katieholloway6566]

There are no movies better than the classic. I am glad they are on KZbin now.The ones on TCM on cable are not the old old ones.Movies made in the 80s are considered classic. That's crazy to me. After the 70s they are bot classic to me. Love ya guys. Stat safe and healthy. We need you. True Classic Member

[@martyh.1646]

Really well done and tight fast paced plotting...love Miss Ann!!! For big fans of hers check out The Man who Came to Dinner from 1944.A gem of comedic performance she steals the movie from Bette Davis!! Thanks for aharing this rarely seen flick!

[@Leobadido]

Love these old movies! Funny thing is I remember carnivals like this one at the end, the mechanical laughing lady! Yeah I remember that! Makes me pretty old!

[@pauldyckman7539]

O'Keefe & Sheridan. Directed by one of the best. Not a bad frame in the entire film.

[@tonyneal4716]

Good effort Ann. Balancing on two chairs wearing high heels.

[@dannygillingham7904]

Yeah, really lol ... not only that, but when she walked across that wood beam board, from one rooftop to the next one, unbelievable, in high heels? Lord have mercy lol 🌿

[@bobjbo8081]

this one must be restored to perfection,just like Ann Sheridan

[@jeannehageman3198]

Always loved Ann Sheridan! Great actress.

[@waynej2608]

Highly underrated, too. I think she's every bit as talented as Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, and I like them too. I never pass on an Ann Sheriden film. Nora Prentiss is one of my favorites, of Ann's. This one, too. Many others. Great lady and easy on the eyes.

[@luvsgreta8487]

@@waynej2608 I feel the SAME way. Annie should have been offered better roles!!

[@richardmcleod5967]

Ann Sheridan was a very good Actress, extremely popular during this time period. One of her best roles was in the movie "King's Row", which is one of my favorite films with one of the best musical scores ever written by Erick von Korngold.

[@truthmatters-jt5up]

what a great nerve-wracking tense scene on the roller coaster.

[@laurencegoldman4639]

Thanks. The last scene is as good as anything in cinema. Fantastic.

[@wakarimasen71]

It's fantastic and I love all the old shots of San fran xx

[@robertwesley4416]

yes, Now it's San Franpooh

[@jonnynguyen6246]

So cool to actually see footage of the old amusement park. It's gone now and the animatronics are now in a museum.

[@davesawyer5170]

@@jonnynguyen6246 : And today it’s San-Fran Freak--O instead of the once beautiful San Francisco!

[@ashton77]

Great noir....cannot go wrong with Dennis and Ann in any movie......Dennis is such an underrated actor...something like Steven Mcnally....ENJOYED this TY.

[@zeldasmith6154]

Really good. Good script. Great camera work.

[@chrismatecki9469]

Ann Sheridan, Priceless!

[@SvenAnarki]

Just when I thought I'd seen all the great San Francisco movies AND all the great noirs, I stumble upon this. A thousand thanks!

[@robertwalker5521]

Have you seen "Roaring City"? Ward Cleaver was a shady character before marrying June.

[@stevebutler812]

Fun Fact: The mechanical laughing lady at 58:30 is now on Santa Cruz, Beach Boardwalk.

[@TrilloSuede]

I love watching urban street scenes from the past, and San Francisco is particularly picturesque and atmospheric. I believe that the majority of noirs were shot in LA because of its convenient proximity to Hollywood, but both San Francisco and New York have/had more of a noirish feel and atmosphere, in my opinion. So, I find it especially fun to watch a San Francisco noir like this one.

[@krakerkrunch]

Men were handsom, women were naturally lovely. I just love black and white old wonderful to look at

[@robertnelson9621]

Not just you. When films began to be made using HD digital cameras, actors were concerned that facial imperfections would show.

[@maryrozario397]

rose mary perez y perez you have good taste!

[@teresas8173]

I agree except with the “naturally” part. Lots of makeup, hairstyles that required a lot of work, girdles, fantastic lighting, and gauzy, Vaseline filters on cameras. That’s not my definition of natural. But again, I agree they did look lovely.

[@sharksport01]

@@teresas8173 I smear vaseline on my glasses, everyone still looks lovely.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

@@teresas8173 It's fiction. And actors carefully chosen to portray a story. Of course it's not 'natural'. No one want's 'natural'. That's why even reality shows are scripted. If we want reality, we have our own family, neighbors and workmates to watch, and NOBODY want's to watch them! However, Hollywood does tend to pick the better looking people rather than all the average or ugly folks to be their stars unless the particular character calls for 'ugly' (as in the good, the bad and the ugly!).

[@charlespotter7548]

Ms. Sheridan's makeup and lighting softens as her role moves from angry wife to loving spouse. Very subtle.

[@janethalken8269]

thank you so much for uploading this great movie for us!

[@stevenfrasier5718]

"It takes more than talent if you want a career--you got to have Staying Power."

[@cargo4441]

I WANT TO GO TO SULLIVANS GROTO.

[@jeddhouse5044]

I love this; very modern feel to the dialogue; keeps you guessing til the end. Sorry, I'll have to watch ti again when I'm sober.

[@LukeLovesRose]

Anne Sheridan was and is an underrated beauty of her day.

[@robertwesley4416]

And a great actress with a sharp tongue and great comebacks in this movie. Dynamite

[@robertwesley4416]

They made them tough and sexy from Texas. The likes of Anne Sheridan and Linda Darnell

[@charlesodell804]

Splendid actress.

[@butterflyladeda1080]

Loved her in They Drive by Night with Bogart and Raft.

[@butterflyladeda1080]

Oops, and the wonderful Ida Lupino

[@robertwesley4416]

"No wonder the world's full of bachelors" Robert Keith had a great wry sense of humor

[@robertwalker5521]

Brian's dad...(FamilyAffair)

[@Jswines123]

What a treat, just now becoming familiar with Ann Sheridan and she is great! Love also the San Francisco locations and “Laughing Sal” is still around but unfortunately all the rest of the amusement park is gone like yesterday.

[@katwalkable]

Laughing Sal moved to Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz.

[@carolinehoward180]

Totally captivating. Loved every second of it and felt relieved that he made it!!!

[@herrp8765]

Definitely one of the better offerings of this genre. Thanks for posting it.

[@Prof.Tarfeather]

Good movie ! Great suspense! Wow! I remember that Amusement Park in San Fransisco. My Uncle took my sister and I there In 1964 0r '65 I was 3 or had just turned 4. I remember the laughing lady and the fun house with the wooden floor that spun, and the gigantic slide we went down on burlap sacks. I didn't like the place or the crowd.

[@safeatthird6060]

Good San Francisco film noir one of the best city for this type of films.

[@stephenhensley5631]

yeah , and you didn't have to worry about stepping in poop.

[@Northatlantic2012]

Well-acted and directed. A very good film noir.

[@charlesodell804]

Sheridan was just the way I like my coffee - cold and bitter.

[@robertwesley4416]

Charlie you naughty nutball

[@waynej2608]

But she warmed up nicely, as the story evolved. Ann is such a wonderful actress and quite the stunner. 😍

[@simonegad]

such a wonderful haunting movie. now a favorite of mine. everyone so great in the cast.

[@samjones4451]

Saw Dennis O'Keefe leaving a famous bar in NYC years ago.He had a few drinks and was a little wobbly on his feet. Liked him as an actor.

[@fesbahn]

what a great flick!

[@danielbrannon9513]

The very end of this movie pays homage to "Girl on the Run" with the cackling animatronic clown... maybe. I've watched this 4 times in the past month. I love this film.

[@quentinlickliter4697]

Wow Great film.. Thank you! A real treat, Ann Sheridan at her wonderful best!

[@robertwalker5521]

They intentionally dressed her down. See her in "The Man Who Came To Dinner"....gorgeous.

[@victoriahughes3433]

Oh! the classic Blk and White films...they're the best!! Thank you for posting

[@venusboys3]

Interesting movie. It's got an odd mood to it throughout... and the last bits, at the carnival, get really wild visually. I also like that it doesn't go into much detail for the killer's motives, what went before. In that way it does capture some of that bleak fatalism that I like in best noir movies.

[@harvey364]

You've pretty much described what "film noir" is... an odd mood... bleak fatalism.

[@james5460]

A great travelogue of San Francisco.Great job by Robert Keith and Ann Sheridan in that order. Looks like Montgomery Clift's "The Big Lift" (1949) was the film playing in the film towards the end.

[@estellewood4643]

Loved it! Great plot with a couple of surprises thrown in. Thanks!

[@thadtuiol1717]

None of the women who had speaking lines in this movie lived that long. Ann Sheridan died in 1967 at just 51, Reiko Sato (the Chinese dancer) died in 1981 at 49 and Joan Shawlee (the drunk blonde in the bar) in 1987 at 61.

[@robertwalker5521]

CIGARETTES! (Ann admitted to a three-pack-a-day habit)

[@elizabethpeterson455]

utube is great when they play the entire movie...

[@maxflower13]

Q: what did you have for breakfast, cigarette and coffee ? A: cigarette

[@nicwalker2175]

They sometimes end weird and abrupt but this was a very good movie.

[@french2two]

I enjoyed watching a young Ross Elliott play "Frank Johnson." His voice gave him away in the first five minutes: I recognized him from THE VIRGINIAN as the character, "Sheriff Mark Abbott."

[@anglophils645]

Ann Sheridan is at her best here. And she’s supported by a strong cast, including Robert Keith, father of actor Brian Keith.

[@vidhushekhar17]

They really took pains writing dialogues in those days. Who wants all this modern and 'natural' mumbling? I (an Indian) watch old films also for the good language-besides other obvious reasons!

[@nikgml]

Thank you for this gem!

[@marilynstevenson865]

Excellent movie! Good actors..Always enjoy Ann Sheridan. Thank you for the upload. More Please!!

[@elizabethfitgerald9775]

It's amazing how they worked on script .with hints of the mystery. So it pulls you into the storyline. The killer hiding in plain sight . The witness's on the lamb. Hence the Philosophy. If you want to safeguard something or someone hide in plain sight. Love the writers of this period . My mum God rest her soul. Said the writers of hailed as far more of interesting than the rest. People read . Sometimes the books were far better than the movies. But oftentimes the script interpretation of the book superseded the book

[@jimblue39]

Very good movie, thank you for uploading it.

[@sfgbp]

Ann Sheridan was beautiful, plus she had that unique smoky voice with just a hint of Texas. She had a sexy image but not dirty.

[@ellenchapman2896]

OMG! What a fantastic channel, can’t thank you enough! 👍👍👍

[@perpieta]

34:32 "I've had just about enough of the all-wise male" LMAO You tell 'em, Ann

[@trudi1962]

Great time piece. Thanks for the upload.

[@reetc8734]

thank you so much friend for uploading these movies. I really wish i was born during this time

[@teresas8173]

reetharpal mangat .... you must have an “ old soul”. Me too!

[@reach4thestars67]

Great movie. Thank you for uploading.

[@rossklatte7073]

This was an excellent movie. I would label it as "suspense," though--not "film noir." But, as Wikipedia says, "Whether film noir qualifies as a distinct genre is a matter of ongoing debate..."

[@luvs2cover]

Love me some Film Noir Movies thanks so much 👍🏽

[@bobbysands6923]

32:57--"did you get a look at the female impersonator they got following you?" I am crying...

[@jerryw6699]

well, it is San Fran

[@herrp8765]

Great line

[@Mritalicsmine]

i caught a number of risque wordings in this flick

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

Another great movie!! Love the dog!!

[@elizabethbrady7339]

Aww rembrandt

[@larryfuerstinger2617]

Wow this was so trippy I couldn't believe it I thought I was thinking that I was back in 1969 on some halucinagenic drug but actually I was drinking Colt 45 and mad dog 20-20 and smoking a doobie whatever sometimes I got to watch this or some day I got to watch this sober

[@DateTwoRelate]

Yes, you have seen "Sammy" of the dance troop/restaurant before. He played Charlie Chan's son in a number of the series' entries.

[@sugarpuffbutty]

Terrific movie - a real gem! Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank You.

[@krakerkrunch]

sUCH REAL GOOD MOVIES. tHANK YOU SO MUCH

[@divingduck1970]

Thank you!

[@priyokabi]

Don't read the synopsis, it gives awsy EVERYTHING 😆

[@marywilliams9858]

s basu Where us it?

[@herrp8765]

Never do. But I do go to Wikipedia afterwards to get more background and see if I missed anything.

[@mr.deedsgoestotown6155]

Another great post. Thanks again.

[@stevenfrasier5718]

Wow. This was a good story. I really cared about Eleanor and Frank.

[@perpieta]

The Roosevelts? ;) jk (the characters' names may have been a nod to that power couple)

[@stevenfrasier5718]

@@perpieta -- You're smart. ~S

[@johnnydtractive]

Very solid film. It also definitely appears to have been somewhat influenced--locations, sensibility, camera work--by Welles' "The Lady From Shanghai" which came out 3 years earlier, in 1947. If you're going to borrow, borrow from the best! Thanks so much for uploading this, very enjoyable film & great quality for youtube.

[@feelreelnostalgic6937]

We have never seen this movie. Excellent pick! Checking your channel to watch different classics from our listing. Thanks.

[@spotlight1220]

Excellent movie, thanks!