Woman Wanted (1935)

6.8/10 67 min Comedy Crime Drama

Overview

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

Maureen O'Sullivan

Ann

Joel McCrea

Tony

Lewis Stone

District Attorney

Louis Calhern

Smiley

Edgar Kennedy

Sweeney

Adrienne Ames

Betty

Robert Greig

Peedles

Noel Madison

Joe Metz

Granville Bates

Casey

William B. Davidson

Collins

Erville Alderson

Constable

Gertrude Short

Gertie

Stanley Andrews

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Casino Manager in Nightclub (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley

Third Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

Don Brodie

Reporter (uncredited)

James P. Burtis

Second State Trooper (uncredited)

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