Summary
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.
Cast
Ida Lupino
Deborah Chandler Clark
Stephen McNally
Selden Clark
Howard Duff
Keith Ramsey
Peggy Dow
Patricia Monahan
John Litel
John Chandler
Taylor Holmes
Lucius Maury
Irving Bacon
Link
Don Beddoe
Fat Salesman
Joe Besser
Salesman with Drum
Fred Aldrich
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Counterman at Bus Depot (uncredited)
Morgan Brown
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Peggie Castle
Diner Waitress (uncredited)
Angela Clarke
Clara May's Mother (uncredited)
David Clarke
Moyer (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Plant Worker (uncredited)
James Conaty
Man at Bus Depot/Conventioneer (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Russ Conway
Russell (uncredited)
Tony Curtis
Dave Shaw (voice) (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Sam Finn
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
State Trooper (uncredited)
Michael Gordon
Man with Locker Key (uncredited)
Tim Graham
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Conventioneer (uncredited)
John Harmon
Man Taken Off Bus (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Mr. Tullis (uncredited)
Jerry Hausner
Conventioneer (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Conventioneer (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
Conventioneer (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Drunken Conventioneer on Bicycle (uncredited)
Michael Kraike
Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Bus Depot Passenger/Conventioneer (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
Station Master (uncredited)
Pierce Lyden
Policeman at Bus Station (uncredited)
George Magrill
Plant Worker (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy
Electrician (uncredited)
Francis McDonald
North Carolina Cannoneer (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Conventioneer (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Lunch Counter Customer (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Conventioneer (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Conventioneer (uncredited)
Jerry Paris
Customer at Newsstand (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Clarence Straight
Charlie - Bus Station Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Policeman at Bus Station (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor
Fred (uncredited)
William Val
Dave Shaw (uncredited)
Bill Walker
Train Porter (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
Searcher in Rowboat (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Michael Gordon
Adaptation
Roy Huggins
Original Story
James Webb
Screenplay
Oscar Saul
Reviews
John Chard
September 27, 2017
7
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
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
Keywords
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