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A lost gem rediscovered! Thanks to the efforts of the Film Noir Foundation, this terrific 1950 film noir, the only American print of which was burned in a 2008 fire, has been rescued and restored to its original luster. Join the wild chase around San Francisco as a man goes into hiding after witnessing a gangland execution. Police bird-dog his wife Eleanor (Ann Sheridan), certain she’ll lead them to her husband, whose testimony against the killer could bring down a crime kingpin. But Eleanor and her hubbie are Splitsville—she never wants to see him again. When roguish newspaperman Danny Leggett (Dennis O’Keefe) charms Eleanor into helping him track down the hidden husband—there are unexpected, stunning, and poignant results. This nervy, shot-on-location thriller is a witty and wise look at the travails of romance and marriage, and perhaps the best cinematic depiction ever of mid-20th century San Francisco.
Original Release
11/10/1950
US Release
11/29/1950
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dennis O'Keefe | Dan Legget |
Robert Keith | Inspector Ferris / Inspector Martin Ferris |
John Qualen | Maibus |
Frank Jenks | Detective Shaw / Detective Homer Shaw |
Ross Elliott | Frank Johnson |
Jane Liddell | Messenger Girl |
Joan Shawlee | Blonde |
J. Farrell MacDonald | Sea Captain / Cap, the Retired Ferryboat Captain |
Steven Geray | Dr. Hohler / Dr. Arnold Hohler |
Victor Sen Yung | Sam / Sammy Chung |
Directors
Writers
Norman Foster, Alan Campbell, Sylvia Tate
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dennis O'Keefe | Dan Legget |
Robert Keith | Inspector Ferris / Inspector Martin Ferris |
John Qualen | Maibus |
Frank Jenks | Detective Shaw / Detective Homer Shaw |
Ross Elliott | Frank Johnson |
Jane Liddell | Messenger Girl |
Joan Shawlee | Blonde |
J. Farrell MacDonald | Sea Captain / Cap, the Retired Ferryboat Captain |
Steven Geray | Dr. Hohler / Dr. Arnold Hohler |
Victor Sen Yung | Sam / Sammy Chung |
Reiko Sato | Suzie |
Syd Saylor | Sullivan |
Tom Dillon | Joe Gordon |
Frank Baker | Morgue Attendant |
Steve Carruthers | Steve Carruthers |
Spencer Chan | Chinese Waiter |
Mike Donovan | Irish Cop |
Franklyn Farnum | Coroner |
Milton Kibbee | Man Yelling from Apartment House |
William J. O'Brien | Waiter at Sullivan's Grotto |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ann Sheridan | Producer |
Howard Welsch | Producer |