Go Chase Yourself

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Go Chase Yourself
Go Chase Yourself poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Edward F. Cline
Screenplay byPaul Yawitz
Bert Granet
Story by Walter O'Keefe
Produced by Robert Sisk
Starring Joe Penner
Lucille Ball
Richard Lane
June Travis
Fritz Feld
Tom Kennedy
Cinematography Jack MacKenzie
Edited by Desmond Marquette
Music by Roy Webb
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • April 22, 1938 (1938-04-22)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Go Chase Yourself is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Paul Yawitz and Bert Granet. The film stars Joe Penner, Lucille Ball, Richard Lane, June Travis, Fritz Feld and Tom Kennedy. The film was released on April 22, 1938, by RKO Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

A milquetoast bank clerk finds himself stuck in a speeding trailer towed by gangsters after a bank robbery goes awry. Unfortunately for him, the police and even his own domineering wife believe that he is the robber and so head off in hot pursuit, precipitating a fast-paced merry chase.

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References

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  2. "Movie Review - Go Chase Yourself - THE SCREEN; Amusing Slapstick Comedy Is 'Go Chase Yourself; the New Joe Penner Feature at the Palace - NYTimes.com". The New York Times . Retrieved 12 September 2014.
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