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68% Critic Match
Woman Wanted
“WATCH ALL CARS...FOR ANN GRAY! She's beautiful...but she's DYNAMITE!”
6.8 / 10• 1935• 1h 7m•NR• English
ComedyCrimeDrama
Storyline
Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into another car. Ann escapes and ends up in lawyer Tony Baxter's car. 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, a mob boss who engineered Ann's escape thinking that she can lead him to a $250,000 stash.
Cast & Crew
Maureen O'Sullivan
Ann
Lead
Joel McCrea
Tony
Lewis Stone
District Attorney
Louis Calhern
Smiley
Edgar Kennedy
Sweeney
Adrienne Ames
Betty
Robert Greig
Peedles
Noel Madison
Joe Metz
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George B. Seitz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Woman Wanted is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
