United States / Jul 29, 1938 / NR
WATCH OUT for a gorgeous girl!
1h 16min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A sleazy lawyer gains clients by showing up at terrible accidents. His boss, determined to stop him, hires a pretty girl to cozy up and coerce the truth out of the ambulance-chaser. Unfortunately, the boss doesn't count on the romance factor and sure enough, love blossoms between the girl and the shyster.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Robert Emmett Keane | Simon Kelly |
| Jack Mulhall | Joe |
| Irving Bacon | Harvey |
| Pierre Watkin | Mr. Beaumont |
| Eddie Acuff | Photographer |
| Ernie Adams | Injured Man |
| Sam Ash | Man at Calhoun's Auto |
| William Bailey | Hank |
| Barbara Bedford | Brandon's Secretary |
| Lynton Brent | Attendant |
| Harvey Clark | Roller Rink Manager |
| Betty Ross Clarke | Secretary |
| Roger Converse | Hotel Desk Clerk |
| Baldwin Cooke | Bus Driver #2 |
| George Cooper | Man at Calhoun's Auto |
| Hal Craig | Motorcycle Policeman |
| Sidney D'Albrook | Motorman |
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| Rae Daggett | Woman at Calhoun's Auto |
| Edgar Dearing | Policeman at End |
| Drew Demorest | Bus Driver #3 |
| John Webb Dillion | Bystander |
| John Dilson | Process Server |
| Lester Dorr | Injured Man |
| Charles Dunbar | Conductor |
| Eddie Dunn | Eddie |
| Lillian Elliott | Prison Matron |
| Martin Faust | Bus Driver #1 |
| William Irving | Injured Man |
| Selmer Jackson | Judge #2 |
| Claude King | Judge at Harvey's Trial |
| Paul Kruger | Policeman |
| Clinton Lyle | Injured Man |
| Tom McGuire | Motorman #2 |
| Bruce Mitchell | Curley the Turnkey |
| Edmund Mortimer | Bar Association Member |
| Wedgwood Nowell | Dr. Kahn |
| Barbara Pepper | Mabel, Drunken Girl |
| Frank Pharr | Injured Man with Bandaged Head |
| Lee Phelps | Ambulance Dispatcher |
| Don Roberts | Injured Man |
| Dick Rush | Motorman |
| Brent Sargent | Dr. Schuyler |
| Walter Soderling | Olaf Olson |
| Harry Strang | Man at Calhoun's Auto |
| Ben Taggart | Policeman Reading Law to Motorman |
| Harry Tyler | Client Gerson on Crutches |
| Monte Vandergrift | Policeman at Roller Rink |
| Dorothy Vaughan | Woman Auto Driver |
| Ward Wing | Man at Calhoun's Auto |
| William Worthington | Dr. Matthews |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Chaser |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 29 luglio 1938 |
| Production | Frank Davis |
| Writer | Chandler Sprague, Howard Emmett Rogers, Bella Spewack, Everett Freeman, Harry Ruskin, Sam Spewack |
| Editing | George Boemler |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| Assistant directors | Richard Green, Edwin L. Marin |
| Camera operators | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| Additional photography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
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| Production design | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell |
| Art direction | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell |
| Music | Edward Ward, Douglas Shearer |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer, Edward Ward |
| Costume design | Dolly Tree |
| Makeup | Dolly Tree |
| Hairstyling | Dolly Tree |
Release dates
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