The Chase finds Robert Cummings as a down on his luck veteran who finds a wallet with $81.00 in it. This was the opening gambit of the Bing Crosby musical Double Or Nothing where he is one of only four people who return a wallet with $100.00 in it. But this is for real and Cummings shortly has reason to think he'd be better off to have kept the money.
Instead all Bob does is get a meal and return the wallet with $79.50 to gangster Steve Cochran who lives in a nice palatial estate with French born wife Michelle Morgan. Cochran if not impressed is intrigued by his honesty and hires him. After that Cummings gets enough knowledge to know that this is not a guy he'd like to be working with.
A lot of people seem to be intrigued by the false ending where it is discovered Cummings has dreamed it all and winds up in the helpful hands of Navy psychiatrist Jack Holt for help. For myself I don't think it added all that much to what was an already interesting film.
Cummings, Morgan, Cochran and Peter Lorre who plays Cochran's number 2 guy all give interesting performances. Lorre is as ruthless as Cochran if not quite as psychotic. As for Cochran he's the ultimate backseat driver who for amusement has some controls built into the rear passenger seats so he can take over driving from the chauffeur, something that startled Cummings and would startle just about anyone else. Of course you can't see the road all that well and that's something Cochran will regret.
This independent United Artists film doesn't get the plaudits from me that it does from others. Still more than fans of the principal players should like it.
Instead all Bob does is get a meal and return the wallet with $79.50 to gangster Steve Cochran who lives in a nice palatial estate with French born wife Michelle Morgan. Cochran if not impressed is intrigued by his honesty and hires him. After that Cummings gets enough knowledge to know that this is not a guy he'd like to be working with.
A lot of people seem to be intrigued by the false ending where it is discovered Cummings has dreamed it all and winds up in the helpful hands of Navy psychiatrist Jack Holt for help. For myself I don't think it added all that much to what was an already interesting film.
Cummings, Morgan, Cochran and Peter Lorre who plays Cochran's number 2 guy all give interesting performances. Lorre is as ruthless as Cochran if not quite as psychotic. As for Cochran he's the ultimate backseat driver who for amusement has some controls built into the rear passenger seats so he can take over driving from the chauffeur, something that startled Cummings and would startle just about anyone else. Of course you can't see the road all that well and that's something Cochran will regret.
This independent United Artists film doesn't get the plaudits from me that it does from others. Still more than fans of the principal players should like it.