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Title: The Chase (1946)
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| Robert Cummings | ... | Chuck Scott | |
| Michèle Morgan | ... | Lorna Roman (as Michele Morgan) | |
| Steve Cochran | ... | Eddie Roman | |
| Lloyd Corrigan | ... | Emmerrich Johnson | |
| Jack Holt | ... | Cmdr. Davidson | |
| Don Wilson | ... | Fats | |
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Alexis Minotis | ... | Lt. Acosta |
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Nina Koshetz | ... | Madame Chin (as Nina Koschetz) |
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Yolanda Lacca | ... | Midnight |
| James Westerfield | ... | Job the Butler | |
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Jimmy Ames | ... | The Killer |
| Shirley O'Hara | ... | Manicurist | |
| Peter Lorre | ... | Gino | |
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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... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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Hunted ... haunted ... hounded ...Parents Guide:
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Lt. Acosta: You loved her so you killed her... the understandable.
Chuck Scott: She was all I had.
Lt. Acosta: So you made sure no one could take her from you.
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Eleven years later, Michèle Morgan would play a similar role in the French noir Retour de manivelle (1957), as the unhappy wife of a rich man who hires a down and out good Samaritan as chauffeur and who has a dog, and who develops a relationship with the employee. See more »Goofs
In the car after the chicken run with the train, Gino lights a cigarette in close-up. Cut to a wider angle, and he's again lighting the cigarette. Back to close-up, and his hand is now at his side, with the cigarette out of frame until he raises it to take a puff. See more »Quotes
Chuck Scott: Can't I make you understand you've got the wrong man... I loved her.Lt. Acosta: You loved her so you killed her... the understandable.
Chuck Scott: She was all I had.
Lt. Acosta: So you made sure no one could take her from you.
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10 March 1947 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
The Chase See more »Filming Locations:
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Great cinematography. Excellent acting. Taut direction. But the plot is bizarre. Everything rolls along nicely until suddenly -- without any warning -- the plot morphs into something else. Same characters and location but completely different storyline. Weird and confusing as people who were killed in the previous section show up alive again...
Nevertheless, the movie contains some terrific villains. Steve Cochran delivers a mesmerizing performance as a sadistic mobster and Peter Lorre is in top form as his cold-blooded, sinister sidekick. Michele Morgan is an edgy femme fatale and Bob Cummings delivers a convincing performance as the troubled hero.
The cinematography is classic noir with beautifully composed shots in dark settings full of intrigue and menace. A particularly memorable scene is where the cops burst into a room in search of Cummings only to find a woman sobbing uncontrollably at a table. There is some sharp dialog and lush romantic music although the sound track is scratchy. The movie is flawed by the fractured plot but worth adding to your collection.