A 1949 film noir starring Ida Lupino. In what amounts to a trial run for Julia Roberts 1991 vehicle Sleeping w/the Enemy, Lupino is the abused wife on the run from her heel of a husband, Stephen McNally, who believes Lupino is still alive even though it's believed she took her own life when her car went off a cliff. During one of her stops in a small town she befriends an itchy footed cashier at a pharmacy, Howard Duff, who takes a fancy to her so much so he follows her when she boards a bus out of town & reaching a new berg they disembark & spend the day together even getting involved in a large convention in the same area. Seeing the reward for Lupino's return in a newspaper, Duff decides to call McNally (he believes Lupino's disturbed behavior is a result of hysterics) letting him know he's found her which pleases McNally since he does want to kill her off, along w/the help of his equally bent side piece, Peggy Dow, so he can gain control of her company setting up the last third in a warehouse where Duff comes to the rescue. If you've seen Enemy than you know the ebb & flow of the yarn but seeing how effective the bare bones original played out makes a good argument for less is more. Fun fact, thanks to Eddie Muller from Noir Alley for the edification, director Michael Gordon is Joseph Gordon-Levitt's granddad.
Review of Woman in Hiding
