STRAND

Evening Star, Issue 23354, 25 August 1939, Page 3

STRAND

In a world which has legislated the highly profitable racket of ambulance chasing out of existence, the antics of one of the most notorious members of this profession are perpetuated in ‘The Chaser,’ a gay comedy which combines fact with fiction to present an historical .fact of some of the deeds ascribed to ah agile and active attorney. The picture is now screening at the Strand. Dennis O’Keefe, because of his performances in ‘ The Bad Man of Brimstone ’ and ‘ Hold That Kiss,’ is given the leading role, that of an ambulance chaser. Opposite him is a newcomer to the screen, Ann Morriss, hailed by the studio as the biggest “ find ” of the season. ‘ Wives Under Suspicion, the second film, features a murder trial in which the district attorney relentlessly demands a first degree verdict. Then, just before the case goes to the jury, he runs into a chain of events in his own life which he believes are exactly similar to those which caused the defendant to kill his wife. The result is that the prosecutor tempers justice with mercy, and immediately begins to reform his own life along more moderate channels.