Fog Over Frisco

Fog Over Frisco
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Dieterle
Produced by	Henry Blanke (uncredited) Robert Lord (uncredited)
Written by	George Dyer (story) Robert N. Lee Eugene Solow
Starring	Bette Davis Donald Woods Margaret Lindsay Hugh Herbert Lyle Talbot Irving Pichel Alan Hale William Demarest
Music by	Leo F. Forbstein (music supervision)
Cinematography	Tony Gaudio
Distributed by	Warner Bros.-First National Pictures
Release date	June 2, 1934
Running time	68 min
Country	USA
Language	English

Fog Over Frisco is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film directed by William Dieterle. The screenplay by Robert N. Lee and Eugene Solow was based on the short story The Five Fragments by George Dyer.

Arlene Bradford (Bette Davis) is a spoiled, bored, wealthy socialite who finances her extravagant lifestyle by exploiting her fiancé Spencer Carlton's (Lyle Talbot) access to her stepfather's brokerage firm and using her connection to steal security bonds for crime boss Jake Bello (Irving Pichel).

When Arlene disappears, her step-sister Val (Margaret Lindsay) steps in to discover what happened to her with the help of society reporter Tony Sterling (Donald Woods) and photojournalist Izzy Wright (Hugh Herbert).

Bette Davis, anxious to portray the slatternly waitress Mildred in the RKO Radio Pictures production Of Human Bondage, accepted the relatively small role of Arlene in the hope her cooperation would convince Jack L. Warner to lend her to the rival studio for the film. Her ploy worked, and when Warner received word about her dynamic performance in Bondage, he elevated her to top billing in Frisco.