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Dans l'ombre de San Francisco

Original title: Woman on the Run
  • 1950
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  • 1h 17m
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7.2/10
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Dennis O'Keefe and Ann Sheridan in Dans l'ombre de San Francisco (1950)
Frank Johnson becomes an eyewitness to a murder. He's pursued around San Francisco by his wife, the police, and the killer.
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Frank Johnson becomes an eyewitness to a murder. He's pursued around San Francisco by his wife, the police, and the killer.Frank Johnson becomes an eyewitness to a murder. He's pursued around San Francisco by his wife, the police, and the killer.Frank Johnson becomes an eyewitness to a murder. He's pursued around San Francisco by his wife, the police, and the killer.

  • Director
    • Norman Foster
  • Writers
    • Alan Campbell
    • Norman Foster
    • Sylvia Tate
  • Stars
    • Ann Sheridan
    • Dennis O'Keefe
    • Robert Keith
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    • Director
      • Norman Foster
    • Writers
      • Alan Campbell
      • Norman Foster
      • Sylvia Tate
    • Stars
      • Ann Sheridan
      • Dennis O'Keefe
      • Robert Keith
    • 106User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
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    Ann Sheridan
    Ann Sheridan
    • Eleanor Johnson
    Dennis O'Keefe
    Dennis O'Keefe
    • Dan Legget
    Robert Keith
    Robert Keith
    • Inspector Ferris
    John Qualen
    John Qualen
    • Maibus
    Frank Jenks
    Frank Jenks
    • Detective Shaw
    Ross Elliott
    Ross Elliott
    • Frank Johnson
    Jane Liddell
    • Messenger Girl
    Joan Shawlee
    Joan Shawlee
    • Blonde
    • (as Joan Fulton)
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    • Sea Captain
    Steven Geray
    Steven Geray
    • Dr. Hohler
    Victor Sen Yung
    Victor Sen Yung
    • Sam
    Reiko Sato
    Reiko Sato
    • Suzie
    • (as Rako Sato)
    Syd Saylor
    Syd Saylor
    • Sullivan
    Tom Dillon
    Tom Dillon
    • Joe Gordon
    • (as Thomas P. Dillon)
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Morgue Attendant
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    • Steve Carruthers
    • (uncredited)
    Spencer Chan
    Spencer Chan
    • Chinese Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Mike Donovan
    • Irish Cop
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Norman Foster
    • Writers
      • Alan Campbell
      • Norman Foster
      • Sylvia Tate
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    7blanche-2

    Ann Sheridan searches for her husband in San Francisco

    Norman Foster did a fine job of directing Ann Sheridan and Dennis O'Keefe in "Woman on the Run," a 1950 film, somewhat low budget. Sheridan by this time was around 34 years old, and the cutoff for women in those days was 30. Soon she would be turning to television.

    In the story, Frank Johnson (Ross Elliott) is out walking his dog Rembrandt when he witnesses a gangland hit. He goes on the run as the police desperately look for him, since he's their sole witness.

    They question his wife Eleanor (Sheridan) who has no idea where he is, and, since the marriage is on the rocks, she thinks he wants to get away from her as well. The police, headed by an Inspector Ferris (Robert Keith), starts following her, and she is bothered by a newspaperman, Danny (O'Keefe). She throws her hat in with him and the two work together to find Frank.

    Frank has left Eleanor some clues, and it's in those clues that Eleanor realizes one thing - Frank loves her, and if she can find him, she will try to make the marriage work.

    Very good noir, with the earthy Sheridan in fine form, with her dry delivery. O'Keefe was always a solid leading man, and he does a good job here. Always nice to see Victor Sen Yung, and you will recognize many television people who are in the film.

    Eleanor and Danny go all over San Francisco, which is fun to see in its post-war state. And the roller-coaster scenes are fabulous and tense.

    Good movie; see it if you can.
    7PolitiCom

    The Best Noir Film You've Never Seen

    Shown for theatrically for the first time in 40 years at the 2003 San Francisco Noir Festival, this rediscovered gem has some of

    the classic elements that make the genre so appealing; here an innocent bystander to a murder is on the run with a wife who is

    desperately trying to find him before the cops or the killer can get to him.

    A wisecracking Ann Sheridan careens around San Francisco with reporter Dennis OÕKeefe who may or may not be an ally.

    One of the delights of this film is that the city is portrayed realistically with picturesque 1950 settings in North Beach,

    Chinatown, Telegraph Hill and the long gone Playland at the Beach.

    One interesting bit of trivia: Norman Foster later ditched the noir formula and became a successful director of Disney hits such as Zorro and Davy Crockett and eventually went on to direct episodes of the Batman and Green Hornet television series..
    8planktonrules

    Far better than I ever would have anticipated....

    Considering that this film is in the public domain AND I've never heard of it, I naturally assumed it would be a pretty crappy example of Film Noir. However, I was very pleasantly surprised and recommend you give this film a try. It's very well written and gives Ann Sheridan perhaps her best film role as a very noir-like 'dame'! In addition to her lovely performance, you have ubiquitous Robert Keith (a face you'll recognize but a name you will not) and Dennis O'Keefe.

    The film begins with some ordinary guy walking his dog late at night. He just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, as he accidentally sees a witness against a mobster in an upcoming court case being murdered...and the guy with the dog clearly sees the killer. However, this guy is no hero and as soon as he gets a chance, he escapes from police custody as he does NOT want to be a witness--figuring that he'll be killed if he does give evidence in court. Here is where it gets interesting: when the cops locate this missing witnesses wife, she is less than helpful but also seems to care little for the guy. Sheridan is wonderful as the snappy-talking wife--and there is much more to it--much more. But I really don't want to go further, as it would compromise your enjoying the film.

    The bottom line is that the film is wonderfully written, gritty and very exciting film. In addition, the film works well well because it is well-acted and directed. It is not a famous noir film but is among the best--and amazingly enough, all you need to do is follow the link on IMDb to download it for free.
    9frankdistefano

    Excellent film noir with a hard-as-nails performance by Ann Sheridan

    WOMAN ON THE RUN is an infinitely better and more rewarding movie experience now than when it was released in 1950. Saw it back then when I was a child and the only thing I remembered was the terrifically-exciting roller coaster sequence. Seeing it again on DVD makes me appreciate everything about it, a film noir classic. To make such a no-nonsense, concise and plausible crime thriller with a sensational finale today certainly seems to be asking for the impossible. Ann Sheridan, of a certain age, never sexier and looking like a million dollars, dominates the screen, as usual. She can do anything, but overact. She's the real thing. Scenes in this movie bear comparison to Orson Welles' TOUCH OF EVIL and Alfred Hitchcock'S STRANGERS ON A TRAIN. This is a gem - hard-boiled, splendidly-acted, written and photographed.
    GManfred

    Another 'Killer B'

    I knew it. I knew if I keep watching films from my Film Noir gift box I would come up with some good titles. This is one of them. Solid performances by Ann Sheridan and the dependable Dennis O'Keefe, and written and directed by Norman Foster. The pacing is good and I even went along with the plot contrivance which serves as the climax of the picture. Annie was coming to the end of her glamour period in Hollywood films and she turns in a hard-boiled performance as a wife in search of her missing husband. Always thought Dennis O'Keefe was meant for better things than B programmers but he gets a good role here in an 'almost A' picture. Our current rating of 7.6 may be a little gaudy, but it's a good addition to my Film Noir collection.

    Nice, isn't it, to come across a good movie when you weren't expecting one?

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    • Trivia
      The only known print of this film was destroyed in a fire in June of 2008, leaving only a few very low-quality--basically unwatchable--prints in the public domain. Eddie Muller, host of Turner Classic's "Noir Alley", did a bit of detective work and found a 35mm print at the British Film Institute. He had it shipped to UCLA Film and Television Archive where, with financial help from Muller's own organization, the Film Noir Foundation and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust, the film was preserved for future generations. This is one of Muller's favorite noir films for a number of reasons, including the pairing of two great actors, Ann Sheridan and Dennis O'Keefe , who he claimed improvised some of their dialogue, but mostly because of its use of San Francisco, Eddie's home town, while it was still a bustling, growing, blue-collar seaport.
    • Goofs
      Later in the movie Mrs. Johnson, Danny, and a police detective (in that order) climb into the back seat of a car using the right door and are driven to police headquarters. When they arrive, they get get out in a completely different order!on the left side, the police detective, Mrs. Johnson and lady Danny.They would have had to climb over each other to get out of the car they way they did.
    • Quotes

      Inspector Ferris: Don't you eat anything but dog food?

      Eleanor Johnson: He's not particular, and I'm lazy, so we eat out.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Green Fog (2017)

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    • Release date
      • August 8, 1951 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Woman on the Run
    • Filming locations
      • Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA(Amusement park and roller coaster scenes)
    • Production company
      • Fidelity Pictures Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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