The Chase

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The Chase

1946,

1h 21m,

Mystery & Thriller

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100+ Ratings

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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.

Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jul 7, 2024

2/4

A major plot twist, one not in the novel, occurs, and all of the film’s suspense sputters out like a balloon losing air.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Nov 22, 2022

Director Arthur Ripley... turns Havana into network of underworld operatives just waiting to send the next unwitting victim into a web of terror.

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Donald J. Levit

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Oct 11, 2013

Not so ingenious and engaging as other, Chandler-esque convolutions.

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Jeremy Heilman

MovieMartyr.com

Aug 15, 2012

70/100

A last-act plot twist, equally likely to alienate as to fascinate, makes Arthur Ripley's obscure The Chase an especially bizarre jaunt through a nightmarish crime world.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Aug 20, 2001

C

This film noir is memorable for its dark dream-like feel, as reality becomes indistinguishable from the dream sequences.

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Anakin R

Dec 8, 2017

This is a B-noir that is clearly low budget but with a plot that pulls the rug out from under you (not unlike Takashi Miike's Audition, 1999 - uh, well, not that sadistically). Robert Cummings is Chuck Scott, a down-and-out veteran who returns a lost wallet only to end up as chauffeur to a notorious gangster (Steve Cochran) in Miami. Cochran's wife is kept under lock and key and only allowed to take short trips to the beach at night with Cummings; eventually, they decide to escape together to Havana. Down in Cuba, they run into trouble and Cummings is soon accused of murder. Ultimately, it appears that Cochran's henchman Peter Lorre is behind it all. And truly, Cochran and Lorre seem to delight in tormenting Cummings (including with a strange added accelerator in the back of the car that takes over control from the driver). Of course, Cummings doesn't end up in their clutches but how we get to that point isn't straightforward. Despite the bare bones feel and the second string actors, there are enough weird and impressionistic touches here - on top of all of the archetypal noir trappings - to make this worth a watch, if you are digging deep into this genre.

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Arthur Ripley

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Bob Cummings

Chuck Scott

Michèle Morgan

Lorna Roman

Steve Cochran

Eddie Roman

Lloyd Corrigan

Emmerrich Johnson

Jack Holt

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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.

Director: Arthur Ripley
Production Co: Nero Films
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 17, 1946, Limited
Release Date (DVD): Jun 3, 2014
Runtime: 1h 21m

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