''Lady Chaser'' is a 1946 American
mystery film
A mystery film is a film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, ...
directed by
Sam Newfield
Sam Newfield, born Samuel Neufeld (December 6, 1899 – November 10, 1964), also known as Sherman Scott or Peter Stewart, was an American Film director, director, one of the most prolific in American film history—he is credited with directin ...
and written by
Fred Myton
Fred Myton (November 15, 1885 – June 6, 1955) was an American screenwriter. He wrote 168 films between 1916 and 1952, mostly low-budget "B" pictures for Poverty Row studios and independent producers. He wrote many films for Producers Rel ...
. The film stars
Robert Lowery,
Ann Savage
Ann Savage (born Berniece Maxine Lyon, February 19, 1921 – December 25, 2008) was an American film and television actress. She is best remembered as the greedy cigarette-puffing'' femme fatale'' in the critically acclaimed film noir ''Detour ...
, Inez Cooper,
Frank Ferguson
Frank S. Ferguson (December 25, 1899 – September 12, 1978) was an American character actor with hundreds of appearances in both film and television.
Background
Ferguson was born in Ferndale, California, the younger of two children of W. Tho ...
,
William Haade
William Haade (March 2, 1903 – November 15, 1966) was an American film actor.McClure, Arthur F. (1972). Heroes, Heavies and Sagebrush; A Pictorial History of the "B" Western Players'. New York: A. S. Barnes and Company. p. 173. . He a ...
and
Ralph Dunn
Ralph Dunn (May 23, 1900 – February 19, 1968) was an American film, television, and stage actor.
Early years
Dunn was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania, on May 23, 1900. His father was a veterinarian for the U.S. Army during World War I, a ...
. The film was released on November 25, 1946, by
Producers Releasing Corporation
Producers Releasing Corporation (generally known as PRC) was the smallest and least prestigious of the 11 Hollywood film companies of the 1940s. It was considered a prime example of what was called " Poverty Row": a low-rent stretch of Gower St ...
.
Plot
Cast
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Robert Lowery as Peter Kane
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Ann Savage
Ann Savage (born Berniece Maxine Lyon, February 19, 1921 – December 25, 2008) was an American film and television actress. She is best remembered as the greedy cigarette-puffing'' femme fatale'' in the critically acclaimed film noir ''Detour ...
as Inez Marie Polk
*
Inez Cooper
Elizabeth Inez Cooper (March 1921 – December 1993) was an American actress, noted at the time for closely resembling actress Hedy Lamarr. Before her Hollywood career, Cooper worked in a department store, engaged in modeling jobs and traveled w ...
as Dorian Westmore
*
Frank Ferguson
Frank S. Ferguson (December 25, 1899 – September 12, 1978) was an American character actor with hundreds of appearances in both film and television.
Background
Ferguson was born in Ferndale, California, the younger of two children of W. Tho ...
as Oliver T. Vickers
*
William Haade
William Haade (March 2, 1903 – November 15, 1966) was an American film actor.McClure, Arthur F. (1972). Heroes, Heavies and Sagebrush; A Pictorial History of the "B" Western Players'. New York: A. S. Barnes and Company. p. 173. . He a ...
as Bill Redding
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Ralph Dunn
Ralph Dunn (May 23, 1900 – February 19, 1968) was an American film, television, and stage actor.
Early years
Dunn was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania, on May 23, 1900. His father was a veterinarian for the U.S. Army during World War I, a ...
as Brady
*
Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar (born Gabriel Paul Barrere; February 21, 1910 – August 30, 1985) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly half a century, he appeared in numerous films and television series.
Career
Bryar appeared in nearly 220 fil ...
as Garry
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Charles Williams as Apartment House Manager
*Garry Owen as Herman
*Marie Martino as Anna Nelson
References
External links
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1946 films
1940s English-language films
American mystery films
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Producers Releasing Corporation films
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1940s American films
English-language mystery films