An interesting story with a convulsive finale: Frank Johnson, who walking his dog unvoluntarily becomes the witness of a murder, doesn't want anything to do with the police, so he is the real one on the run. As he absconds, the police set on his wife instead, who cannot help them, as she actually knows nothing about her husband: a curious marriage, one might say. He is even reluctant to admitting she is his wife, and when asked if he is married, he answers only vaguely, like "sort of". Thus Ann Sheridan becomes the lead and completely domintes the film, as she also is hounded by the police for being married to an escaped eyewitness, but she shakes them all off, except one reporter, who never lets her alone. His shadowing her ends up in a situation that must be described as the worst possiblke you could ever find yourself in alive and with no way out. The film is worth seeing only for this very dramatic finale, which you will never forget. It's actually a B-film, but the finale lifts it up many categories.

In San Francisco, Frank Johnson (Ross Elliott) witnesses a murder while walking with his dog. Inspector Ferris (Robert Keith) is in charge of the investigation and offers protection to Johnson to identify the killer and testify in court. Johnson flees from the police and Ferris brings his wife Eleanor Johnson (Ann Sheridan) to help him to find Johnson and convince him to testify in court. However, he finds that they have an unhappy marriage and Eleanor does not want to help him. Meanwhile the journalist Dan "Danny Boy" Legget (Dennis O'Keefe) offers a large amount for an exclusive interview with Johnson for his tabloid. While seeking Johnson out with Legget, Eleanor rekindles her love for her husband. What she does not know is that Danny Boy is the killer Johnson is trying to escape."Woman on the Run" is a great film-noir where the wife is not evil or the femme fatale. The title is strange since it should be "Man on the Run". Although having a predictable plot point with the identity of the killer being disclosed, the film is highly attractive. It is great to see Eleanor Johnson falling in love again for her husband with magnificent performance of Ann Sheridan. The roller-coaster scene is tense when Eleanor realizes who Legget is. My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): "Na Noite do Crime" ("In the Night of the Crime")

This film is husband on the run - he's the one running from the police. Frank, the husband, is wanted in police witness custody for witnessing a murder but freaks out when the police says the killer might go after him and apparently he doesn't want to be held for witnessing. Frank and his wife Eleanor's marriage is dissolving - Eleanor has grown distant from Frank and that plays a major role in this film. When the police tell Eleanor what happened Eleanor starts dodging the police while making a business 'friendship' with a newspaper reporter named Dan Legget for money in exchange for an exclusive story on the case and a chance to actually talk to Frank if possible. Dan believes Eleanor will lead him to Frank and so does the police that are trailing both them.This story ends in a thrill ride for Eleanor and the viewer - if you watch the film you will see what I mean. It's a pretty darn good movie for fans of crime fiction and film noir.8.5/10

Ross Elliott witnesses a murder but cuts out on the police. In order to find their only witness and lead, they enlist the help of his wife, played by Ann Sheridan. But it seems that husband and wife were not very happy and were not really speaking to each other, so she isn't really that much help or in a mood to help. But the law, played by Robert Keith, is still sticking to her anyway, no matter what. Dennis O'Keefe is a newspaperman who wants a story, a story, so he is by her side all the way. By way of a letter left for her by her husband, she is on a quest to find him and in the process learns things she didn't know about him, herself and their marriage. Is is worth sticking it out? Does he love her? Does she love him? All this factors in this quick and absorbing film noir. Quick, or astute, viewers will get the "gotcha moment" long before unobservant viewers. The highlight is the roller coaster ride Ann takes as she realizes who the killer is. A well made little film, "Woman on the Run" entertains and really delivers the goods. You can find it from time to time on TCM, but this deserves to be seen more often and to have the same reputation of other more famous film noirs.