The Big Chase

The Big Chase
Theatrical release poster
Directed byArthur Hilton
Written byFred Freiberger
Orville H. Hampton
Produced byRobert L. Lippert Jr.
StarringGlenn Langan
Adele Jergens
Lon Chaney Jr.
CinematographyJohn J. Martin
Edited byCarl Pierson
Music byBert Shefter
Production
company
Distributed byLippert Pictures
Exclusive Films (UK)
Release date
  • June 18, 1954 (1954-06-18)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Big Chase is a 1954 American crime drama film directed by Arthur Hilton and starring Glenn Langan, Adele Jergens, Lon Chaney Jr., Jim Davis and Douglas Kennedy.[1][2][3][4] One of the film's scenes was directed by producer Robert L. Lippert Jr. This is the second film in which Langan appeared with Jergens, his real-life wife.[5]

Plot

A policeman with a pregnant wife on his side uses a helicopter to chase a payroll thief trying to escape to Mexico.

Cast

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A harsh, lucid and semi-documentary method, combined with rapidly paced cutting, give this thriller more than usual tension. No gloss is cast over the absence of moral sense in the criminals, and their pursuers are shown in a scarcely more favourable light; the story has a tang of vicious reality and certainly succeeds in inducing nervous pressure. A "B" picture with a distinct flavour."[9]

References

  1. ^ "The Big Chase (1954)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Hannsberry, Karen Burroughs (October 26, 2012). Femme Noir: Bad Girls of Film. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9159-9. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Rhodes, Gary D. (September 3, 2015). Horror at the Drive-In: Essays in Popular Americana. McFarland. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-4766-1051-1. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Webb, Graham (July 10, 2020). Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959. McFarland. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-4766-3926-0. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Hagen, Ray; Wagner, Laura (January 28, 2015). Killer Tomatoes: Fifteen Tough Film Dames. McFarland. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-7864-8073-9. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Monaco, James (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-399-51604-7. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Svehla, Gary. Midnight Marquee Actors Series: Lon Chaney, Jr. Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  8. ^ Weaver, Tom. Indestructible Man. BearManor Media. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "The Big Chase". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 22 (252): 88. January 1, 1955. ProQuest 1305819439.

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