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The chase /

"When scuffling WWII returnee Chuck Scott (Robert Cummings) fell into a chauffeur's job with sadistic Miami gangster Eddie Roman (Steve Cochrane), he became the shoulder to cry on for the thug's abused wife Lorna (Michèle Morgan). Scott made the dangerous move of fleeing with her to H...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Chase (Motion picture : 1946)
Other Authors: Yordan, Philip (Screenwriter), Cummings, Robert, 1908-1990 (Actor), Morgan, Michèle, 1920-2016 (Actor), Cochran, Steve, 1917-1965 (Actor), Corrigan, Lloyd, 1900-1969 (Actor), Holt, Jack, 1888-1951 (Actor), Wilson, Don, 1900-1982 (Actor), Lorre, Peter (Actor), Minōtēs, Alexēs (Actor), Planer, Franz E., 1894-1963 (director of phorography.), Michelet, Michel, 1894-1995 (composer (expression)), Woolrich, Cornell, 1903-1968
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Kino Classics, [2016]
Subjects:
Organized crime > Drama.
Chauffeurs > Drama.
Murder > Drama.
Gangsters > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > Drama.
World War (1939-1945)
Chauffeurs.
Gangsters.
Man-woman relationships.
Murder.
Organized crime.
Veterans.
1939 - 1945
Detective and mystery films.
Film noir.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
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Summary:"When scuffling WWII returnee Chuck Scott (Robert Cummings) fell into a chauffeur's job with sadistic Miami gangster Eddie Roman (Steve Cochrane), he became the shoulder to cry on for the thug's abused wife Lorna (Michèle Morgan). Scott made the dangerous move of fleeing with her to Havana...but their attempt at escape would meet with a series of truly unexpected twists."--Turner Classic Movies website.
Item Description:Based on the novel "The black path of fear" by Cornell Woolrich.
Originally produced in the United States as a motion picture in 1946.
Full screen (1.33:1).
Special features include audio commentary by filmmaker Guy Maddin, two radio adaptations of Cornell Woolrich's source novel, The black path of fear, starring Brian Donlevy and Gary Grant; a selection of noir trailers.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, black and white; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray; Requires Blu-ray player.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Frank F. Planer; film editor, Edward Mann; music, Michel Michelet; production company, Nero Films.