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The Big Chase (1954)

The Big Chase poster
Directed by
Arthur Hilton
Genre
crime, thriller
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A criminal flees from the police after a robbery. Detectives and informants close in on him across the city.

fast-pacedtensedarknoirishurgentgrimysuspensefulgritty

What happens

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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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