The Chase is a 1946 American film noir directed by Arthur Ripley. The screenplay by Philip Yordan is based on Cornell Woolrich's 1944 novel The Black Path of Fear. It stars Robert Cummings, Steve Cochran and Peter Lorre.
Plot: 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.
Credits:
Robert Cummings – Chuck Scott
Michèle Morgan – Lorna Roman
Steve Cochran – Eddie Roman
Lloyd Corrigan – Emmerich Johnson
Jack Holt – Cmdr. Davidson
Peter Lorre – Gino
Don Wilson – Fats
Alexis Minotis – Lt. Acosta
Nina Koshetz – Madame Chin
Yolanda Lacca – Midnight
James Westerfield – Job the Butler
Jimmy Ames – The Killer
Directed by Arthur Ripley
Screenplay by Philip Yordan
Based on The Black Path of Fear by Cornell Woolrich
Produced by Seymour Nebenzal
Cinematography Frank F. Planer
Edited by Edward Mann
Music by Michel Michelet
Released 11/17/1946
