The Hunted is a 1948 American film noir crime film starring Preston Foster, Belita, Pierre Watkin and Edna Holland. It was directed by Jack Bernhard.
Plot
A detective helps send his girlfriend to prison but she claims she was framed. After her release from prison the detective won't leave her alone because he thinks she has now committed a murder. He is still in love with her but continues to hunt her down. There are classic twists and turns. There is a beautiful ice skating scene by (Belita). She was an ice skater in real life.
Cast
Preston Foster as Johnny Saxon
Belita as Laura Mead
Pierre Watkin as Simon Rand, Attorney
Edna Holland as Miss Turner
Russell Hicks as Dan Meredith Chief of Detectives
Frank Ferguson as Paul Harrison
Joseph Crehan as Police Captain
Larry J. Blake as Hollis Smith
Cathy Carter as Sally Winters
Charles McGraw as Detective
Tris Coffin as Detective
Reception
Critical response
Film critic Leonard Maltin said of the film, "Low-budget noir has a hard-boiled sheen but a prosaic, overlong treatment; it even finds time for one of Belita's ice skating routines!"