The Chase

Nov 16, 1946

1h 26m

★ 6.2

Overview

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

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Nero Films

The Chase Trailers

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Cast

Chuck Scott

Robert Cummings

Lorna Roman

Michèle Morgan

Eddie Roman

Steve Cochran

Gino

Peter Lorre

Emmerrich Johnson

Lloyd Corrigan

Cmdr. Davidson

Jack Holt

Fats

Don Wilson

Lt. Acosta

Alex Minotis

Madame Chin

Nina Koshetz

Midnight

Yolanda Lacca

Job the Butler

James Westerfield

The Killer

Jimmy Ames

Edward "Teddy" Bare is a ruthless schemer who thinks he's hit the big time when he kills his older wife, believing he will inherit a fortune. When things don't go according to plan, Teddy sets his sights on a new victim: wealthy widow Freda Jeffries. Unfortunately for the unscrupulous criminal, Freda is much more guarded and sassy than his last wife, making separating her from her money considerably more challenging.

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6.3

Chicago Deadline

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6.0

City That Never Sleeps

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6.3

Deadline at Dawn

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6.1

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A mechanic gets caught up with the mob when he falls for a gangster's girlfriend.

6.9

Nightfall

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An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

5.5

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5.0

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7.0

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6.6

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6.6

Storm Warning

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A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan while traveling to a small town to visit her sister.

6.2

The Brothers Rico

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6.7

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6.4

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6.6

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5.4

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6.6

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