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Street of Chance. (1942 film) Street of Chance is a 1942 American film noir mystery film directed by Jack Hively and starring Burgess Meredith as a man who finds he has been suffering from amnesia and Claire Trevor as a woman who protects him from the police, who suspect him of murder. He is suspected of the murder of the wealthy Harry Diedrich.
- Sol C. Siegel
- David Buttolph
- Paramount Pictures
Street of Chance: Directed by Jack Hively. With Burgess Meredith, Claire Trevor, Louise Platt, Sheldon Leonard. After an accident, a New York man with amnesia finds out the ugly truth about his real identity and past by interacting with people who seem to know him well.
- (667)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Jack Hively
- 1942-10-03
Feb 3, 2024 · Waking up with amnesia after an accident, a mild-mannered New Yorker (Burgess Meredith) is told that he left his wife (Louise Platt) a year earlier, started a torrid affair with a sexy blonde (Claire Trevor), and has become a murder suspect sought by the police.
- 74 min
After Frank Thompson (Burgess Meredith) recovers from a head injury, he is shocked to discover that a year has passed, and that he's wanted by detective Joe Marucci (Sheldon Leonard) in connection ...
- (32)
- Paramount
- Jack Hively
He did not direct again until 1948. According to a Hollywood Reporter news item, Henry Kraft, formerly Ray Milland's stand-in on Reap the Wild Wind, was cast in this film, but his appearance in the final film has not been confirmed. The film is unrelated to Paramount's 1930 film of the same name (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30; F2.5437).
After an accident, a New York man with amnesia finds out the ugly truth about his real identity and past by interacting with people who seem to know him well. After nearly being flattened by detritus plummeting from a skyscraper, a mild-mannered man discovers that he's wanted for murder. Frank Thompson regains consciousness in the street ...
