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Woman in Hiding

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6.2/10 • 37

1950-01-061h 32m

ThrillerCrimeDramaRomance

Hounded for money ... pursued for love ... hunted by a KILLER.

As far as the rest of the world is concerned, mill heiress Deborah Chandler Clark is dead, killed in a freak auto accident. But Deborah is alive, if not too well. Having discovered a horrible truth about her new husband, Deborah is now a “woman in hiding,” living in mortal fear that someday her husband will catch up with her again. When a returning GI recognizes Deborah, however, she must decide whether or not she can trust him.

Directors
Michael Gordon
Editors
Milton Carruth

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Ida Lupino

    Ida Lupino

    Deborah Chandler Clark

  2. Stephen McNally

    Stephen McNally

    Selden Clark

  3. Howard Duff

    Howard Duff

    Keith Ramsey

  4. Peggy Dow

    Peggy Dow

    Patricia Monahan

  5. John Litel

    John Litel

    John Chandler

  6. Taylor Holmes

    Taylor Holmes

    Lucius Maury

  7. Irving Bacon

    Irving Bacon

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  8. Don Beddoe

    Don Beddoe

    Fat Salesman

  9. Joe Besser

    Joe Besser

    Salesman with Drum

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John Chard

Sep 27, 2017

7/10

There's trouble at mill. Woman in Hiding is directed by Michael Gordon and adapted to screenplay by Oscar Saul and Roy Huggins from a story by James Webb. It stars Ida Lupino, Stephen McNally, Howard Duff and Peggy Dow. Music is by Milton Schwarzwald and cinematography by William H. Daniels. After the mysterious death of her father, a quickfire marriage to a hugely suspicious man, and an attempt on her life, Deborah Chandler Clark (Lupino) is forced to assume a new identity and go into hiding... No great shakes as regards the plot line, it's a standard woman in peril piece, where we the viewers know what's going on and only really await for what we hope is a punchy resolution to it all. However, overcoming the simplicity of formula, it's a film nicely constructed and performed, with plenty of suspense, tightly wound anticipation and some very pleasing visual accompaniments. Opening with a guarded voice over from Lupino''s character, mood is nicely set at noir influenced. From here we quickly get to know the principle players and are quickly on Deborah's side. Peril and emotional pain is never far away with Gordon (The Web) and ace photographer Daniels (The Naked City) complicit in mood enhancements. Cue a cabin at nighttime bathed in oppressive moonlight, shadowed window bars striking facial menace - and as Deborah's peril grows greater - an imposing staircase ripe for a dastardly deed, Then we hit the last quarter of film and the quality really shines through. A steam train at night is grand, a splendid setting, but that is just a precursor to the exciting denouement at the deserted mill of Deborah's birthright. Daniels excels, his photography straight out of a noir fever dream, all while the industrial churning of the mill machinery adds impetus to the thrilling conclusion. It needed more of a black heart as per outcome to be a definitive noir pic, but it comes safely recommended to noir enthusiasts regardless. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
film noir