Movie: The Big Chase

Top 8 Billed Cast

Glenn Langan
Glenn Langan

Officer Pete Grayson

Adele Jergens
Adele Jergens

Doris Grayson

Lon Chaney Jr.
Lon Chaney Jr.

Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)

Jim Davis
Jim Davis

Brad Bellows

Douglas Kennedy
Douglas Kennedy

Police Lt. Ned Daggert

Jay Lawrence
Jay Lawrence

Jim Miggs

Jack Daly
Jack Daly

Monty Nicholas

Joe Flynn
Joe Flynn

Milton Graves - Reporter (as Joseph Flynn)

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  • Overview

    A policeman (Glenn Langan) with a pregnant wife (Adele Jergens) winds up chasing a payroll thief (Lon Chaney Jr.) into Mexico by helicopter.

  • Release Date

    1954-06-18

  • Average

    4.714

  • Rating:

    2.4 starts
  • Tagline

    THE BULLET-BY-BULLET STORY OF A POLICE DRAGNET

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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