FEMALE FUGITIVE (1938) Evelyn Venable, Craig Reynolds & Reed Hadley | Drama, Romance | B&W

Female Fugitive is a 1938 American drama film, directed by William Nigh. The film stars Evelyn Venable, Craig Reynolds, and Reed Hadley. It was released on April 15, 1938.

SYNOPSIS
Insurance investigators go after a ring of truck hijackers.

Peggy Mallory discovers that her husband, Jim, is part of a gang of truck hijackers, when she unknowingly drives the car which helps him and his gang escape. Disgusted, she leaves Jim, and finds work as the cook for artist Bruce Dunning. Initially she does not tell him the truth about herself, and the two fall in love. Eventually, she feels she cannot keep the secret from him and tells him all that has happened to her, after which he promises to protect her.

Meanwhile her husband, who is still in love with her, has tracked her down after seeing a picture of her which was painted by Dunning. He arrives at Dunning's place to retrieve her, and in the confrontation it is made clear that Peggy was not an accomplice.

CAST & CREW
Evelyn Venable as Peggy Mallory
Craig Reynolds as Jim Mallory
Reed Hadley as Bruce Dunning
John Kelly as Red
Charlotte Treadway as Mrs. Bannister
John Merton as Mort
Ray Bennett as Burke
Reginald Sheffield as Doctor
Emmett Vogan as Leonard
Martha Tibbetts as Claire Bannister
Lee Phelps as Roberts

Directed by William Nigh
Screenplay by John T. Melville, Story by Bennett R. Cohen
Produced by E. B. Derr
Cinematography Arthur Martinelli
Edited by Finn Ulback
Music by Abe Meyer
Production company Crescent Pictures
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date April 15, 1938
Running time 58 minutes
Country United States
Language English

NOTES
The Daily News gave the film a lukewarm review, finding it disappointing, although they did compliment the work of Evelyn Venable.[2] Harrison's Reports likewise gave the film a mediocre review, calling it "acceptable", but again praised the performance of Venable.