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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.
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.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Jack Hively
- 1942-10-03
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...
- Mystery & Thriller
- Jack Hively
- Dennis Schwartz
219,196 views. 2.2K. 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 fro...
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Overview. In this Cornell Woolrich thriller, a man's memory is recovered after being injured by falling construction material. Discovering a year-long lapse, he returns to his old life and discovers a lot of mysterious happenings.
One afternoon, Frank Thompson is knocked unconscious by wreckage falling from a building on Tillary Street in New York City. When he revives, Frank is seriously disoriented although unharmed. Frank soon discovers that his apartment has been rented out for a year and his wife Virginia has been living on her own elsewhere.
Street of Chance. 3rd tier. Editor's Ranking. 4.0. Average User Rating. Your Watchlist. 1942. USA. 74 minutes. Paramount. Cast + Crew. Jack Hively. Burt Kelly, Sol C. Siegel. Garrett Cort. Cornell Woolrich (novel) Theodor Sparkuhl. David Buttolph. Haldane Douglas, Hans Dreier. Arthur P. Schmidt.
