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Robert Cummings,
Robert Cummings,
Michèle Morgan,
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Arthur Ripley,
Arthur Ripley
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: Not Rated
: Alpha Video
: Film Noir, Vintage Noir
: 84 min.
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Originally slated for release through Monogram Pictures, The Chase was ultimately distributed by United Artists. Adapted by Philip Yordan from Cornell Woolrich's The Black Path of Fear (a perennial of the radio series Suspense), the film stars Robert Cummings as Chuck, shell-shocked ex-GI. Tormented by bizarre dreams, Chuck is drawn into the orbit of racketeer Roman (Steve Cochran). Hired as Roman's chauffeur, Chuck deals as best he can with his boss' faithless wife Lorna (Michele Morgan) and sinister henchman Gino (Peter Lorre). Persuaded by Lorna to help her escape the brutish Roman, Chuck agrees, only to end up accused of a murder he didn't commit. Thus begins the chase of the title, with Chuck eluding not only the authorities but also the stiletto-wielding Gino. Just when it seems that Chuck has cleared himself and all's right with the world, the story takes an unexpected turn, thrusting the hero back into a nightmarish maelstrom. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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| The Chase
by MFriedman
April 27, 2005 - 8:55 AM PDT
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2 out of 2 members found this review helpful
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| "The Chase" starts out like a classic noir: a poor schnook does a good deed and is hired by a rich, evil man and falls in love with the man's beautiful wife, who is terrorized by her husband. You'll find some good atmospheric shots on a lousy print. You'll also be bogged down in a goofy "shell-shock" memory lapse plot twist and slack direction as the picture drags in the middle. Robert Cummings is terribly miscast, but Steve Cochran as the bad guy is excellent. All in all, it's got the good-man-in-over-his-head-with-bad-guys noir plot, but no femme fatale. The love story plays false and so does the ending, but watch it anyway for the way it treats vets with what we now call post-traumatic stress syndrome, and some good, dark cinematography. Besides, who can resist Peter Lorre? |
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