On the Loose

On the Loose (1951)

School-Girl by day... Thrill-Seeker by night!

After years of living in her selfish parents' (Melvyn Douglas and Lynn Bari) egotistical shadows, desperate teenager Jill Bradley (Joan Evans) makes a last-ditch play for attention by attempting suicide. Jill's guilt-ridden father tries at last to help her and to cheer her up but new problems arise.

Date of release
1951-09-28
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Drama
Director
Charles Lederer

Casting

Interesting facts

On the Loose is a 1951 American drama film directed by Charles Lederer and starring Joan Evans, Melvyn Douglas, Lynn Bari, Robert Arthur and Hugh O'Brian. The screenplay was written by Evans' parents Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert from a story by Malvin Wald and Collier Young. The film was produced by Young for Ida Lupino's company The Filmakers and distributed by RKO Pictures. Its world premiere was held on October 12, 1951.

Production

Married screenwriters Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert wrote the screenplay as a vehicle for their daughter Joan Evans. They wrote parts for themselves as schoolteachers but do not appear in the finished film.

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