The Chaser (1938 film)
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Genre Drama, Romance Director Edwin L. Marin Music director Edward Ward, Paul Kerby Language English | 6/10 IMDb Duration Running time 1h 15m Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1938 Writer Chandler Sprague (story), Howard Emmett Rogers (story), Everett Freeman (screenplay), Harry Ruskin (screenplay), Bella Spewack (screenplay), Sam Spewack (screenplay) Screenplay Everett Freeman, Sam Spewack, Bella Spewack, Harry Ruskin Cast Lana Turner , Lewis Stone (Dr Delford Q Prescott), Nat Pendleton (Floppy Phil), Dennis OKeefe (Thomas Z Tom Brandon), Ann Morriss (Dorothy Mason)Similar movies Their Own Desire (1929), Night into Morning (1951), And One Was Beautiful (1940), Polly of the Circus (1932), Society Lawyer (1939) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Chaser is a 1938 film.
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Plot
An ambulance chaser, unethical and disliked by many, attorney Thomas Z. Brandon chases cases in the street, offering to represent clients on trumped-up charges.
A street-car company's owner, Calhoun, resents this practice and hires Dorothy Mason to go undercover to gain evidence against the attorney, pretending to be an accident victim. She sees how a doctor, Prescott, manipulates a client into memorizing certain false information to use in court.
Dorothy learns that Thomas has a good explanation why he's doing this and that Calhoun is actually unscrupulous himself. She perjures herself in court, and Thomas spurns her after learning of her deceit, but ultimately they fall in love and Thomas promises to act more ethically from now on.
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Reception
According to MGM records the movie earned $220,000 in the US and Canada and $102,000 elsewhere, making a $27,000 profit.
References
The Chaser (1938 film) WikipediaThe Chaser (1938 film) IMDb