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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
Jun 22, 2023 · Street of Chance (1942) 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.
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...
- Dennis Schwartz
- Jack Hively
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, believing it's his lucky day after escaping death.
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. Jack Hively. Garrett Fort.
Burgess Meredith plays Frank Thompson, a likable Rip Van Winkle figure who wakes up in the middle of the street with no memory of the past year of his life, and Claire Trevor plays Ruth Dillon, a servant girl who works for the family of a man whose recent murder Frank is soon accused of.
