The Chase 1946 Film-noir ★★★ CC [1:25:52]

About this film

The Chase is a 1946 American film noir directed by Arthur Ripley. The screenplay by Philip Yordan is based on Cornell Woolrich's 1944 novel The Black Path of Fear. It stars Robert Cummings, Steve Cochran, Michèle Morgan and Peter Lorre. Plot: Unemployed veteran Chuck Scott (Robert Cummings) suffers from hallucinations and raw nerves. When he returns a lost wallet to violent mobster Eddie Roman (Steve Cochran), the man offers to hire him as a chauffeur. Not only is the job a stressful one, but Chuck gets mixed up in a plot to help Eddie's wife, Lorna (Michèle Morgan), run off to Havana to escape her cruel husband's grasp. But when Scott is framed for murder, they must run from both Eddie and the authorities.

Directors & creators

Seymour Nebenzal

Subjects

The Chase, 1946, Film-noir, Robert Cummings, Steve Cochran, Michèle Morgan, Peter Lorre, Lost Wallet, Mobster, Chauffeur, Wife, Escape, Havana

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