(1950) Woman in Hiding
THRILLER/ PSYCHOLOGICAL
Adapted from Saturday Evening Post Serial "Fugitive from Terror" by James Webb, that opens with a young lady driving, narrating to herself before going over the bridge into the rushing river. As she is narrating her story when authorities are searching for her body that was supposed to be in the car, as it the movie backtracks how it all came about. Centers on the daughter, Deborah Chandler Clark (Ida Lupino) as she comes to visit her father of the owner of a wood mill, John. Standing by noticing her is also the general manager of the mill, Seldon Clark IV (Stephen McNally) as he continues to profess his love for her. And he follows her as she is heading toward her dad's office to inform him of her plans to move to New York. And Seldom becomes upset when he wasn't notified about her intended departure. And it was obvious from the get-go that Deborah's dad, John does not approve about the relationship between his daughter and Seldom. And upon the next day/ morning, just as she is leaving the household with her luggage, Deborah wanted to say goodbye to her dad first but is unable to reach her dad upon attempting to call him. Both Lucius (Taylor Holmes) the executor of her dad's estate and Seldon Clark then show up at her doorstep to inform her that her dad had an unfortunate accident that resulted to his death. Seldom then manages to convince her to marry him so that she would be named "Mrs" Seldom Clark. And it is not long before she realizes he married her for false pretenses, upon meeting one of his former flames, Patricia Monahan (Peggy Dow) from the small town of Raleigh, waiting for them at the supposedly abandoned lodge cabin owned by Selden. And after Deborah had some words with Patricia, is when she begins to realize that the death of her dad may not be an accident but that it was cold blooded murder, that in order to take full control of the mill was the reason he married her in the first place and not because he was in love with her. And after locking herself in her room, she manages to sneak out of the lodge to drive away, except that it was part of Seldom's plan for her to do that, which while Deborah was driving she begins to realize that her brakes do not work at all, forcing her to open the door and jump out, before the car went over the bridge into the river. We then see Deborah looking overhead as authorities and volunteers are searching for her body as it is nowhere to be found. That their could be a slim chance she could be alive. We find out Deborah had made the decision she does not want to be found-hence the title "Woman in Hiding" as she decided she wants to meet the scorned lady she met earlier with the only thing she knows of her is her name Patricia and that she is from a town name Raleigh.
The next thing we know, in order to prevent her from getting caught, she would then need to change her name to Annie Carter she eventually meets and strike up a relationship with the son of an owner of a small news stand, Keith Ramsey (Howard Duff). While Seldon Clark puts out ads since she believes she is still alive as the executor made him realize he does not have full control of the mill unless her body has been found.
I did not like it so much after my first viewing but it could be the result of watching bits and pieces whenever it was on TCM. But after seeing it again on Noir Alley and listening to Eddie Muller that the movie is not half as bad as I made it to be. After the interesting set up, the movie kind of drags a little after that when Keith Ramsey refused to believe her, there were many things she could have done such as see a lawyer if she does not trust the police to believe her the husband wants her dead. . Keep the ring and then pawn it as her husband would not care anyway. She also could have call the executor of her dad's estate, Lucius and take her husband's name off the will and as general manager.
Adapted from Saturday Evening Post Serial "Fugitive from Terror" by James Webb, that opens with a young lady driving, narrating to herself before going over the bridge into the rushing river. As she is narrating her story when authorities are searching for her body that was supposed to be in the car, as it the movie backtracks how it all came about. Centers on the daughter, Deborah Chandler Clark (Ida Lupino) as she comes to visit her father of the owner of a wood mill, John. Standing by noticing her is also the general manager of the mill, Seldon Clark IV (Stephen McNally) as he continues to profess his love for her. And he follows her as she is heading toward her dad's office to inform him of her plans to move to New York. And Seldom becomes upset when he wasn't notified about her intended departure. And it was obvious from the get-go that Deborah's dad, John does not approve about the relationship between his daughter and Seldom. And upon the next day/ morning, just as she is leaving the household with her luggage, Deborah wanted to say goodbye to her dad first but is unable to reach her dad upon attempting to call him. Both Lucius (Taylor Holmes) the executor of her dad's estate and Seldon Clark then show up at her doorstep to inform her that her dad had an unfortunate accident that resulted to his death. Seldom then manages to convince her to marry him so that she would be named "Mrs" Seldom Clark. And it is not long before she realizes he married her for false pretenses, upon meeting one of his former flames, Patricia Monahan (Peggy Dow) from the small town of Raleigh, waiting for them at the supposedly abandoned lodge cabin owned by Selden. And after Deborah had some words with Patricia, is when she begins to realize that the death of her dad may not be an accident but that it was cold blooded murder, that in order to take full control of the mill was the reason he married her in the first place and not because he was in love with her. And after locking herself in her room, she manages to sneak out of the lodge to drive away, except that it was part of Seldom's plan for her to do that, which while Deborah was driving she begins to realize that her brakes do not work at all, forcing her to open the door and jump out, before the car went over the bridge into the river. We then see Deborah looking overhead as authorities and volunteers are searching for her body as it is nowhere to be found. That their could be a slim chance she could be alive. We find out Deborah had made the decision she does not want to be found-hence the title "Woman in Hiding" as she decided she wants to meet the scorned lady she met earlier with the only thing she knows of her is her name Patricia and that she is from a town name Raleigh.
The next thing we know, in order to prevent her from getting caught, she would then need to change her name to Annie Carter she eventually meets and strike up a relationship with the son of an owner of a small news stand, Keith Ramsey (Howard Duff). While Seldon Clark puts out ads since she believes she is still alive as the executor made him realize he does not have full control of the mill unless her body has been found.
I did not like it so much after my first viewing but it could be the result of watching bits and pieces whenever it was on TCM. But after seeing it again on Noir Alley and listening to Eddie Muller that the movie is not half as bad as I made it to be. After the interesting set up, the movie kind of drags a little after that when Keith Ramsey refused to believe her, there were many things she could have done such as see a lawyer if she does not trust the police to believe her the husband wants her dead. . Keep the ring and then pawn it as her husband would not care anyway. She also could have call the executor of her dad's estate, Lucius and take her husband's name off the will and as general manager.