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.
Joan Shawlee
- Blonde
- (as Joan Fulton)
Reiko Sato
- Suzie
- (as Rako Sato)
Tom Dillon
- Joe Gordon
- (as Thomas P. Dillon)
Frank Baker
- Morgue Attendant
- (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
- Steve Carruthers
- (uncredited)
Spencer Chan
- Chinese Waiter
- (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
- Irish Cop
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe 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 wrote their own dialogue, but mostly because of its use of San Francisco, Eddie's home town, while it was still a bustling, growing, blue-collar seaport.
- GoofsLater in the movie Mrs. Johnson, Danny, and a police officer (in that order) climb into the back seat of a car and are driven to police headquarters. When they arrive, they get get out in a completely different order. 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Green Fog (2017)
Featured review
This neat little thriller from 1950 is all the more interesting since Ann Sheridan is the woman in the title. Miss Sheridan is most convincing as she searches for her husband who witnessed a gangland murder and must find him before the underworld does. There are many tense moments along the way especially when she ends up riding on a roller coaster. Good support from Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Keith and Ross Elliott plus a good screenplay help this film rise above B status.
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- Also known as
- Man on the Run
- Filming locations
- Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA(Amusement park and roller coaster scenes)
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- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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