Street of Chance (1942)

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Based on Cornell Woolrich's novel The Black Curtain (later dramatized several times on the radio series Suspense), Street of Chance top-bills Burgess Meredith as an amnesia victim. He awakens in the middle of the street, with nary a clue of who he is or what he's done. Meredith comes to learn that… More Based on Cornell Woolrich's novel The Black Curtain (later dramatized several times on the radio series Suspense), Street of Chance top-bills Burgess Meredith as an amnesia victim. He awakens in the middle of the street, with nary a clue of who he is or what he's done. Meredith comes to learn that his past year of darkness has been a crowded one--and that he might be a murderer! Louise Platt plays Meredith's wife, but it's total stranger Claire Trevor who seems most interested in probing Meredith's past. Street of Chance is worth spending 74 minutes with, even though the true identity of the killer becomes obvious halfway through. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 14 min.
Directed By: Jack Hively
Genres: Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

In Theaters: Oct 3, 1942 Wide

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Most of the film left me in the dark.

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Cast

            Burgess Meredith as Frank Thompson

            Claire Trevor as Ruth Dillon

            Sheldon Leonard as Detective Joe Marucci

            Jerome Cowan as Bill Diedrich

            Frieda Inescort as Alma Diedrich

            Adeline de Walt Reynolds as Grandma Diedrich

            Louise Platt as Virginia Thompson

            Arthur Loft as Sheriff Lew Stebbins

            Cliff Clark as Policeman Ryan

            Clancy Cooper as Burke

            Kernan Cripps as Taxi Driver

            Ann Doran as Miss Peabody

            Ralph Dunn as Fireman

            Ruth Gillette as Blonde

            Gladden James as Mr. Clark

            Milt Kibbee as Barber

            Helen MacKellar as Mrs. Webb

            Edwin Maxwell as Stillwell

            James C. Morton as Bartender

            Paul Phillips as Schoeder

            Reed Porter as Counterman

            Harry Tyler as Proprietor of Clothing Store

            George Watts as Proprietor of Pawnshop

            Sonny Boy Williams as Small Boy

            Bessie Wade as Landlady

            Gloria Williams as Woman

            Keith Richards (II) as Intern

            Keith Richards (I)
            
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