The Big Chase

1954 American film
  • June 18, 1954 (1954-06-18)
Running time
60 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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

  • Glenn Langan as Officer Pete Grayson
  • Adele Jergens as Doris Grayson
  • Lon Chaney Jr. as Kip[6]
  • Jim Davis as Brad Bellows[7]
  • Douglas Kennedy as Police Lt. Ned Daggert
  • Jay Lawrence as Jim Miggs
  • Joe Flynn as Milton Graves[8]
  • Phil Arnold as Bunkie
  • Gil Perkins as Payroll Guard
  • Wheaton Chambers as Doctor Janssen
  • Lita Milan as Nurse

References

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

External links

  • The Big Chase at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Big Chase at the TCM Movie Database
  • The Big Chase at AllMovie