The Chase

19461946
ApprovedApproved
1h 26min

The Chase (1946)

Crime Film-Noir Thriller

Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.

Director
- Arthur Ripley
Writers
- Philip Yordan(written for the screen by)
- Cornell Woolrich(book "The Black Path of Fear")
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

Michèle Morgan, Jimmy Ames, and Robert Cummings in The Chase (1946)

Robert Cummings in The Chase (1946)

Peter Lorre, Robert Cummings, and James Westerfield in The Chase (1946)

Michèle Morgan and Robert Cummings in The Chase (1946)

Michèle Morgan and Robert Cummings in The Chase (1946)

The Chase (1946)

Peter Lorre, Steve Cochran, and Lloyd Corrigan in The Chase (1946)

Michèle Morgan in The Chase (1946)

Michèle Morgan in The Chase (1946)

Peter Lorre, Michèle Morgan, Steve Cochran, and James Westerfield in The Chase (1946)

Robert Cummings in The Chase (1946)

Michèle Morgan and Robert Cummings in The Chase (1946)

Director
- Arthur Ripley
Writers
- Philip Yordan(written for the screen by)
- Cornell Woolrich(book "The Black Path of Fear")
All cast & crew
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Returning a lost wallet gains unemployed veteran Chuck Scott a job as chauffeur to Eddie Roman, a seeming gangster whose enemies have a way of meeting violent ends. The job proves nerve-wracking, and soon Chuck finds himself pledged to help Eddie's lovely, fearful, prisoner-wife Lorna to escape. The result leaves Chuck caught like a rat in a trap, vainly seeking a way out through dark streets. But the real chase begins when the strange plot virtually starts all over again... —Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

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Taglines
- Hunted ... haunted ... hounded ...
Genres
Certificate
- Approved
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
"The Hedda Hopper Show - This Is Hollywood" broadcast a 30-minute radio adaptation of the movie on 11/9/46 with Robert Cummings and Michèle Morgan reprising their film roles.

Goofs
The car speeds towards the oncoming train at 110 mph. The car's brakes are slammed on when it's about 30 feet from the track and then it skids to a stop within one or two car lengths. Defies physical law.

Quotes
Eddie Roman: [after getting his lost wallet returned] How do you like that for an honest guy!
Gino: I don't... Silly, law-abiding jerk.

Crazy credits
Steve Cochran (courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn)

Connections
Edited into Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (2007)

Top review

7/10

I Liked It - Suspenseful

I like the film - it builds suspense. It might not be the best dramatic film noir on the market, but it's not a bad one. I've seen far worse films that are put in the film noir category. The Chase is standard crime stuff but has a charm and story of it's own.

Chuck Scott is an a war vet and an honest man. He returned a wallet to a man that lost it - impressed, the man hires Chuck as his chauffeur. Over a little bit of time, the man's wife talks Chuck into taking her away from her abusive husband and when the husband finds out he goes after them. It is dreamy as Chuck Scott is on the run and really unsure if his mind has become "unhinged" as his doctor put it. Chuck Scott was a war vet and his doctor seems to feel he is a clear case of PTSD. How much of this is a dream, how much is real, is it all a dream or did it really happen?

I didn't have a problem with the pacing of this film - seemed fine to me.

7/10

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May 13, 2016

Release date
- March 10, 1947 (United Kingdom)
Country of origin
- United States
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Also known as
- Погоня
Filming locations
- Hollywood, California, USA
Production company
- Nero Films
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Runtime
- 1h 26min
Color
- Black and White
Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1

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