Pursuit (1935 film)

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Pursuit
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Screenplay byWells Root
Based onWild Goose, Golden Goose
1935 story in Complete Magazine
by Lawrence G. Blochman
Produced by Lucien Hubbard
Ned Marin
Starring Chester Morris
Sally Eilers
Scotty Beckett
Henry Travers
C. Henry Gordon
Dorothy Peterson
Cinematography Charles G. Clarke
Sidney Wagner
Edited byGeorge Boemler
Music by William Axt
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 9, 1935 (1935-08-09)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Pursuit is a 1935 American action film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Wells Root. The film stars Chester Morris, Sally Eilers, Scotty Beckett, Henry Travers, C. Henry Gordon and Dorothy Peterson. The film was released on August 9, 1935, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [1] [2]

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Plot

Pilot Mitch Mitchell (Chester Morris) is asked to whisk a young child, Donny (Scotty Beckett), from California into Mexico by the youth's mother, who is involved in a nasty custody dispute with her sister. Mitch agrees to take on the job, but he must also take along Maxine (Sally Eilers), who works for an agency hired to bring the child back. She's agreed to help the boy escape, but the three must still avoid detection. Things come crashing to a head in Mexico.

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References

  1. "Pursuit (1935) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. "Pursuit". TV Guide. Retrieved 20 November 2014.