| The Chase | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Ripley |
| Screenplay by | Philip Yordan |
| Based on | The Black Path of Fear by Cornell Woolrich |
| Produced by | Seymour Nebenzal |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Frank F. Planer |
| Edited by | Edward Mann |
| Music by | Michel Michelet |
Production company | Nero Films |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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 as Chuck Scott, a veteran who suffers from hallucinations. When he returns a lost wallet to violent mobster Eddie Roman (Steve Cochran), Eddie offers to hire him as a chauffeur. Chuck becomes mixed up in a plot to help Eddie's wife Lorna (Michèle Morgan) run off to Havana to escape her cruel husband.