Where to Watch Street of Chance (1942) in the US

What it's about

A nerd discovers he's wanted for murder, after escaping death from wreckage plummeting from a skyscraper. Passerby Frank Thompson wakes up in the street, believing it's his lucky day, then rushes home to be told that he left his wife a year ago, with no explanation. Raven-haired Virginia is thrilled to have her sexy geek back in one piece. But as fearsome Danny Nearing, the amnesiac's the target of a city-wide manhunt. Thompson's forced onto a black path of fear, delving for the truth about his lost year, and his sudden amnesia which almost caused his bride to wear black. For the past year, as Nearing, he's carried on a torrid affair with a phantom lady, sexy blonde Ruth Dillon, who has no intention of letting him go back to the wife he claims he has. Is he the brutal killer ? The meek Thompson can't believe that, but how can he counter overwhelming evidence, when he's a small man lost behind a black curtain ?

Cast and crew

Director

Jack Hively

Writer

Garrett Fort, Cornell Woolrich

Starring

Burgess Meredith, Claire Trevor, Louise Platt

Details

Release date

Oct 3, 1942

Language

English

Country

United States

Where to Watch Street of Chance (1942) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Street of Chance in the United States?

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