Girl on the Run (1953) on Netflix
Reporter Bill Martin investigates a crime ring at a traveling carnival. When his boss is murdered and Martin is framed, he and his girlfriend Janet go on the run through the carnival.
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Plot summary
Bill Martin, a newspaper reporter, is sent to a traveling carnival in town to look into illegal activity tied to it. While he is on the assignment, his boss is murdered, and Martin is framed for the killing, so the police search for him while he tries to stay hidden. They also look for Janet, Martin's girlfriend, who has worked at the newspaper's front desk, expecting Martin to stay near her. Martin goes after evidence that will clear him, and in his absence Janet approaches Lil, who oversees the dancers in the burlesque sideshow. Lil is angry at the political boss Clay Reeves and agrees to take Janet under her protection.
Cast
- Charles Bolenderas Blake(Charles Bollender)
- Renee De Miloas Gigi
- Joseph Sullivanas Marty
- Mike O'Dowdas Bat
- John Krollersas Red
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Girl on the Run (1953)
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- Steve McQueen, the film's most notable cast member, has one of its smallest roles: he is seen only in the background of two scenes, in what was his first known film role.
- The film loosely inspired the hit 1971 Indian movie Caravan, directed by Nasir Hussain and starring Asha Parekh.
- Co-writer and co-director Arthur J. Berkhard had staged 14 Broadway productions, beginning with Rose Franken's hit play Another Language in 1932; Girl on the Run was his only film directing credit.
