History Film / WomanOnTheRun

* BrutalHonesty: Eleanor makes it very clear that her marriage with Frank isn’t on good terms.

* FemmeFatale: At first, it looks like Eleanor doesn’t care if her husband is found dead or not, but it’s soon apparent that she truly loves him and wants him to return safely especially because he has a heart condition.
* FieryRedhead: She won't take any crap from anyone. She runs away from the police twice and is determined to find Frank.

* TheReveal: In the middle of the film, it’s revealed that [[spoiler: Legget is the killer and is trying to find Frank through Eleanor]].
* StarvingArtist: Frank and Eleanor have lived the bohemians lifestyle.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Eleanor can be gruff and sarcastic but also sweet whenever she remembers the good times with Frank. And upon finding out that he still loves her, she's becomes much more happy.

* TagalongReporter: Legget stalks Eleanor around the city to get her story about Frank, and she eventually lets him tag along because she wants the money he's promising her for the story. It's what she needs for Frank and her to make a fresh start.
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Legget wants more than a story for his newspaper…[[spoiler: He wants to find the only witness to his crime and kill him. He does, however, like Eleanor so much that he makes it a point to avoid having her around when he tries to kill Frank.]]

Frank Johnson (Ross Elliot) has just witnessed the murder of an informant and is told by the police that he must ID the murderer. Scared of being picked off by the gangster killer, Frank runs away from the police. Detective Farris (Robert Keith) then turns to Frank’s wife, Eleanor (Sheridan), who begrudgingly helps the police until she decides to find Frank herself.

Eleanor searching all of UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco for him with the help of newspaper reporter, Dan Legget (O’Keefe), makes her realize there's more to her husband then she previously thought.

Frank Johnson (Ross Elliot) has just witnessed the murder of an informant and is told by the police that he must ID the man he saw commit the murder. Scared of being picked off by the gangster killer, Frank runs away. Detective Farris (Robert Keith) then turns to Frank’s wife, Eleanor (Sheridan), who begrudgingly helps the police until she decides to find Frank herself.

Eleanor is certain that Frank is just a lazy man but searching all of UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco for him with the help of newspaper reporter, Dan Legget (O’Keefe), makes her find out more about her husband and the type of man he is.

This film is in the PublicDomain.

!!This film shows the following tropes:
* AmusementPark: The climax of the film is set in an amusement park very similar to San Francisco’s Playland. There's a horrifying part where Eleanor is stuck on the ride while Frank is in immediate danger.
* BrutalHonesty: Eleanor makes it clear that her marriage with Frank isn’t on good terms with Detective Farris.

* DramaticIrony: We find out halfway that [[spoiler: Danny]] is the murderer through the matching lighter from the beginning.
* FemmeFatale: At first, it looks like Eleanor doesn’t care if her husband is found dead or not, but it’s soon apparent that she truly loves him and wants him to be safe.
* FieryRedhead: And she won't take any crap from anyone.

* HeKnowsTooMuch: The killer [[spoiler: revealed to be Danny]] is on the hunt for Frank, and he kills Susie from the
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Only Frank, the killer, the detective, and Eleanor know that the murderer shot at Frank but missed because he was aiming at his shadow. [[spoiler: Danny inadvertently gives this slight information away, tipping Eleanor off right away that he's the murderer, but she's stuck on the roller coaster and can't do anything about it.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At first, Eleanor thinks Frank is all jerk, but it turns out he’s a sweet man, and she’s been the ignorant one all along.

* RelationshipSalvagingDisaster: The involvement in witnessing a murder slowly brings Eleanor and Frank together, but it's mostly Eleanor who has to do the changing.

* SunshineNoir: The DeliberatelyMonochrome look of black and white doesn't help with the sunniness, but the backdrop of San Francisco certainly does.

* SunshineNoir: But for the DeliberatelyMonochrome look of black and white, the film takes place in sunny San Francisco and it shows.

Frank Johnson (Ross Elliot) has just witnessed the murder of an informant and is told by the police that he must ID the man he saw commit the murder. Scared to be under witness protection and be hunted down by the gangster killer, Frank runs away. Detective Farris (Robert Keith) then turns to Frank’s wife, Eleanor (Sheridan), who’s rather bitter about the bad state of her marriage but begrudgingly helps the police.

Eleanor is certain that Frank is just a lazy man but searching all of UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco for him with the help of newspaper reporter, Dan Legget (O’Keefe), makes her find out more about her husband than she their four years of marriage.

* DramaticIrony: We find out halfway that [[spoiler: Danny]] is the murderer through the matching lighters.
* FemmeFatale: At first, it looks like Eleanor doesn’t care if her husband is found dead or not, but it’s soon apparent that she truly loves him and sets out to find him herself.

* FilmNoir: From rediscovered gem the classic era.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: The killer [[spoiler: revealed to be Danny]] is on the hunt for Frank, and he kills Susie from

* StarvingArtist: Frank and Eleanor have leaved around a lot of places much like classic bohemians.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Eleanor can be gruff and sarcastic but can be touched whenever she remembers the good times with Frank. And upon finding out that he still loves her, she's becomes much more "sugary" so to speak.

* SunshineNoir: But for the DeliberatelyMonchrome look of black and white, the film takes place in sunny San Francisco and it shows.

* BrutalHonesty: Eleanor makes it clear that her marriage with Frank isn’t on good terms.

* DramaticIrony: We find out halfway that [[spoiler: Danny]] is the murderer.

* FilmNoir: From the classic era.

* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Only Frank, the killer, the detective, and Eleanor know that the murderer shot at Frank but missed because he was aiming at his shadow.

* LoyalAnimalCompanion: Rembrandt, the Johnsons’ dog.

* SunshineNoir: All of the film takes place in sunny San Francisco.
* TagalongReporter: Legget stalks Eleanor around the city to get her story about Frank.
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Legget wants more than a story for his newspaper…

Eleanor is certain that Frank is just a lazy, loafer but searching all of UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco with the help of newspaper reporter, Dan Legget (O’Keefe), Eleanor finds more about her husband than she thought possible.

She thinks he’s a loafer but searching all UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco with the help of newspaper reporter, Legget (O’Keefe), Eleanor finds more about her husband than she though possible.

* AmusementPark: The climax of the film is set in an amusement park very similar to San Francisco’s Playland.

* DramaticIrony:
* FemmeFatale: At first, it looks like Eleanor doesn’t care if her husband is found dead or not, but it’s soon apparent that she cares a lot about him and sets out to find him herself.
* FieryRedhead: The woman told to follow Eleanor says that you can’t easily lose a redhead like her.

* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Only Frank, the killer, the detective, and Eleanor know that the killer shot at Frank but missed because he was aiming at his shadow.

* RelationshipSalvagingDisaster:

* StarvingArtist: Frank and
* SunshineNoir: All of the film takes place in San Francisco.