The Great Chase (1962)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Writers:

Harvey Cort (writer)
Paul Killiam (writer)

Release Date:

20 December 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

Lillian Gish	...	(archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks	...	(archive footage)
William S. Hart	...	(archive footage)
Buster Keaton	...	(archive footage)
Richard Barthelmess	...	(archive footage)
Noah Beery	...	(archive footage)
Jetta Goudal	...	(archive footage)
Rod La Rocque	...	(archive footage)
Marion Mack	...	(archive footage)
Ruth Roland	...	(archive footage)
Pearl White	...	(archive footage)
Frank Gallop	...	Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mack Sennett

Runtime:

77 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Movie Connections:

Features The Coming of Amos (1925)

A worthy compilation

This is a pretty good documentary & compilation of the best chases of the silent movie era. It's good to get or rent if you can't get all the individual movies, esp The General by Buster Keaton. The narration is light and you get to see a lot of footage unlike many documentaries that are heavy on narration with just a small clip of the scene (or audio). The soundtrack is great, with the music by composer and harmonica virtuoso Larry Adler. There are many added sound effects (horse hoofbeats, train sounds, gunshots, etc) that weren't there in the original viewings of these movies of course but add to the footage (unless you're a purist).