The Chase

1946
PG
1h 26m

IMDb RATING

YOUR RATING

Michèle Morgan and Robert Cummings in The Chase (1946)

Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.

Director
- Arthur Ripley
Writers
- Philip Yordan
- Cornell Woolrich
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

2.9K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Arthur Ripley
Writers
- Philip Yordan
- Cornell Woolrich
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Photos86

+ 81

Top cast31

Edit

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

Alexis Minotis

Lt. Acosta

Nina Koshetz

Madame Chin
(as Nina Koschetz)

Yolanda Lacca

Midnight

James Westerfield

Job - the Butler

Jimmy Ames

The Killer

Shirley O'Hara

Manicurist

Peter Lorre

Gino

Florence Auer

Miss Connors
(uncredited)

Spencer Chan

Customer Patron
(uncredited)

Herbert Evans

Havana Cafe Customer
(uncredited)

Tom Ferrandini

Nightclub Patron
(uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Nightclub Patron
(uncredited)

Director
- Arthur Ripley
Writers
- Philip Yordan
- Cornell Woolrich
All cast & crew
Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

‘Snow White’ Stars Test Their Wits

Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, and director Marc Webb take our Ultimate Disney Quiz.

Watch now

9:57

More like this

7.1

7.0

5.7

6.0

5.5

5.7

7.1

4.5

6.8

The Man Who Cheated Himself

6.3

Operation Diplomat

5.7

Great Van Robbery

7.0

Of Human Bondage

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
"The Hedda Hopper Show - This Is Hollywood" broadcast a 30-minute radio adaptation of the movie on 11/9/46 with Robert Cummings and Michèle Morgan reprising their film roles.

Goofs
When the car is trying to outrun the train, the odometer's mileage never changes from 5332 in the many closeup shots of the speedometer.

Quotes
Eddie Roman: [after getting his lost wallet returned] How do you like that for an honest guy!
Gino: I don't... Silly, law-abiding jerk.

Crazy credits
Steve Cochran (courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn)

Alternate versions
There is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA srl, "SABBIE MOBILI (1950) + THE CHASE (Incatenata, 1946)" (2 Films on a single DVD), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.

Connections
Edited into Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (2007)

User reviews67

Featured review

7/10

A Little Cheating Going On

This has a nice premise. It has some great bits, especially the car. The problem is in the motivations of a troubled mind. The dream sequence is a bit of cheating, in my eyes. It seems a little too easy to throw it in there and give the characters a second chance. Also, is the Cummings character just a little off his rocker as well. Anyway, there are wonderful camera angles, nice pacing, threat, psychosis and lots of other neat things that could have been just a little more compact. I love Peter Lorre's musings and victimization. He whines better than any actor in the history of film. He must know from one day to the next that his connection with the bad guy is going to cost him dearly somewhere down the line. Live for today, I guess.