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Woman Wanted

1935 1h 10m Crime Drama List
Reviews 57% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings
Just after a jury finds Ann Grey (Maureen O'Sullivan) guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into another auto. Ann escapes and ends up in the vehicle of Tony Baxter (Joel McCrea), a lawyer who has eyes for her. Tony realizes Ann is innocent, so he vows to help her prove it, risking his neck in the process. Tony and Ann are pursued by the police and by Smiley Gordon (Louis Calhern), a mob boss who engineered Ann's escape thinking that she can lead him to a $250,000 stash. Read More Read Less

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Woman Wanted eventually progresses into an increasingly tiresome and convoluted midsection... Rated: 1.5/4 Jun 3, 2022 Full Review Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine Woman Wanted, though a programme picture with no particular build-up, is much livelier entertainment than many more pretentious films. Oct 11, 2019 Full Review Raquel Stecher Out of the Past Woman Wanted is a light drama that is equal parts endearing and eccentric. Worth watching for the superb cast. Feb 27, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tom M Good movie with mix of crime drama and light humour. O'Sullivan is very good and McCrea plays his usual 'nice-guy' part. Greig as Peedles the butler is great. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/26/20 Full Review Audience Member reel good B movie fare Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A couple good leads are squandered on a bland film. Maureen O'Sullivan is wrongly accused of murder but escapes from the authorities on her way to jail and then set out with lawyer Joel McCrea to prove her innocence. The premiss is promising enough, but the film really meanders and isn't all that compelling. It's really only made watchable by O'Sullivan and McCrea. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Just after a jury finds Ann Grey (Maureen O'Sullivan) guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into another auto. Ann escapes and ends up in the vehicle of Tony Baxter (Joel McCrea), a lawyer who has eyes for her. Tony realizes Ann is innocent, so he vows to help her prove it, risking his neck in the process. Tony and Ann are pursued by the police and by Smiley Gordon (Louis Calhern), a mob boss who engineered Ann's escape thinking that she can lead him to a $250,000 stash.
Director
George B. Seitz
Producer
Phil Goldstone
Screenwriter
Leonard Fields, David Silverstein
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 10m