The Chase

Mar 10 1947 Approved 1h 26m
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.

Plot

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

Philip Yordan, Cornell Woolrich

Directed by

Arthur Ripley

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Nero Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
3,083
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA