WOMAN IN HIDING was sent to me for review. I'd never seen it before. Good movie.
WOMAN IN HIDING surprised me.
Even though this taut thriller was released almost seventy years ago in 1950, it had many twists in its plot that were totally unexpected.
And, I’ve seen a lot of thrillers.
Ida Lupino, superb as always, plays the daughter of a wealthy manufacturer (John Litel), who died suddenly is a work accident. Awhile after that, she married the plant foreman (Stephen McNally) and, on her wedding day, discovers that he, in fact, had murdered her father for business reasons.
After surviving an attempt on her own life, Ida disappears, moving to another town and changing her name. She meets an ex-GI (Howard Duff) who, thinking she might be having mental issues, informs her husband of her whereabouts, hoping to claim an offered reward. McNally now comes to get his wife to insure her silence.
Michel Gordon directed the well-crafted screenplay by Oscar Saul.
Duff, who was married to Ms. Lupino for many years, and McNally are quite effective in their roles, as is Peggy Dow, making her screen debut as McNally’s former girl friend.
The quality of the Blu-ray disc from Kino Lorber is excellent. Film historian Kat Ellinger provides audio commentary on the disc.
If you enjoy movies of suspense, you will like WOMAN IN HIDING.