Arthur Penn is on record claiming the film would have been much better if the producer hadn't messed with it. Many of Brando's ideas were discarded to the detriment of what might have been a great film. There's a video of Brando's career with commentary by Anthony Hopkins (don't remember the name of the video) and this is where Penn talks about "The Chase."
Boy Brando gets whooped on!!!! Vicious yet climatic ending. I saw this movie one night very late and the ending stayed on my mind for a couple of days. When Richard Bradford continues to beat him senseless after he's beat is unbelievable. OH well.
Bradford was EXCELLENT in The Chase. You can't hear it very well in this clip, but on a clear copy of the film the skin-on-skin sounds made me wonder if he actually gave it to Brando a couple of times! Especially at 1:55, that ugly swat sounded painful.
Richard Bradford was and is the most criminally overlooked actor of all time he should have been as big as Brando but chose not to play the Hollywood game and as a consequence he's suffered greatly, but in his own words he's happy
' I can look in the mirror and shave in the morning'. I find 'The Chase' to be badly dated and emarassing to watch most of the time but the scenes with Bradford, Brando, Angie Dickinson, and E.G marshall make up for it!
Despite a very powerful cast, I've read "The Chase" was a box office failure. With a script by Lilllian Hellman, no less! Brando went from one flop to another thru the 60's....his star didn't rise again until "The Godfather" and "Last Tango in Paris" in the early 70's. THANKS for sharing this powerful clip with us! :)
Richard Bradford breathed life into one of the greatest television heroes. Man In A Suitcase has stood the test of time. The actor would still be a valuable addition to any film. He is clearly a man of principle.
In US-Movies the "combat"-scenes are suspiciously long, especially when one innocent is attacked from a lot, as if they like it to act the victim of the evil.
They really stretch those scenes. But the innocent (brando) only acts his defeature too, so he is a part of the charade.
Well are some acting faggots trying to make people anxious?
Richard Bradford is one of my favorite actors ! The Chase is one of my favorite films ! Richard Bradford (Damon Fuller) reunited with Clifton James (Lem) in the Kevin Costner film " The Untouchables". Steve Ihnat (Archie) did not have a speaking part in this film. I never found out why. John Barry was right on time with the music for this brutal scene which I first saw 39 years ago today !
He went back to the US and did a pilot for a hospital drama then promptly pulled out of the lead role leaving another actor to fill it. He did all but vanish after that except for some very small cameo roles on US tv he emerged in films in 1975/76 in 'Going South' another very small role.
If you read the foward on the man in a suitcase dvd box set one of the directors gives you a big clue as to what may have happend, but its not for airing on here.
Come on lighten up! the scene I posted up is about Richard Bradford and Marlon Brando a lot of other people don't get mentioned.
The black guy is Joel Fluellen a fine character actor had small parts in loads of films sadly commited sucide in 1990, I'm sure he got paid and had more money and a bigger house than I have...I'm not complaining.
Its a pity most people in the film industry didn't recognise his talent when he was a youg man its a great shame he should have been a headliner from the word go! not a support actor with small cameo roles popping up once in a blue moon.
Yeah Richard Bradford plays the policeman in "The Untouchables" who fought with Sean Connery and also played a mean ol' bully cop in the Movie "Hoodlum". He is one interesting character actor even in his old age.
Richard Bradford is a former football player from Tyler, Texas. The same town that produced Houston Oiler great Earl Campbell and "Showtime at the Apollo" former co-host Kiki Shepard.
Wow! I didn't know that they were that many Richard Bradford fans out there! Does anyone remember him as Dr. Gannon in the "Medical Center" series pilot? Or reuniting with (pistol whipping in this scene) Clifton James in Kevin Costner's "The Untouchables"?
Have you watched the interview? there's are alot of clues he had a reputation for being a ' awkward method actor' who wanted realism even if it meant someone may get hurt ( whats wrong with that ) also I don't think he did himself any favour comong over to England for a year to do MIASC and I think he had a few personal problems as well.
Looks like he paid the price for not kissing anyones arse.
I wonder what Richard Bradford do to nose dive his career. One of the greatest actors ever to grace both tv and film screens. Perhaps he pissed some studio execs off? Who knows! But a tragic loss, nevertheless. RB was a master craftsmen at his professon. Period!
I disagree that coming over to England to make MIAS was a wrong move. The vast majority of his fan base is still over here and the rest of Europe, Germany especially adored the series! When he returned to the States he starred in a feature film entitled 'Operation Heartbeat'. After a break from the business, Arthur Penn (The Chase) gave him a minor role in 'The Missouri Breaks' Check out my Richard Bradford website for some of his 'after' McGill credits!
I love mias more than anything right from the first episode in 67/68 but Bradford deserved to be a massive star doing TV at that point in his career I think was a mistake for HIM. After the Chase he should have been offered bigger roles in films...but he was unavailable and 12 months away is a long time in the film industry.
It was Richard's choice to take a break from the business after he returned home to the States. Man in a Suitcase played in the US too, so he was still getting attention through this media which at that time had over taken the movie industry in terms of exposure and popularity.
No I don't agree with you nobody knows why he disapeared for years except Richard Bradford. I would imagine he would have rather been working than sat on his backside if he would have been offered the work.
Also MIAS was considered a turkey in the States and they only aired half the series, so that didn't do him much good.
no what I'm saying is he should have been a really big star. From mias onwards he appeared in very little on the Tv and almost not at all on film until The Missouri breaks and that was a pathetically small part Going south equally so. He's had small cameos in tv and film ever since.
Like I've said before I was raving and telling people about RB almost forty years ago I don't have to check his credits I know everthing he's ever done what I am saying is he deserved better.
I've been a long time fan of Bradford's from the very beginning 'Man in a suitcase' is what he's really famous for in the UK, he'd only been in one small role before this Film 'Gunsmoke' and some theatre work. He's fantastic and I've always raved about him he's getting old now and so am I. I think we've both had our time !
Underated performance by all involved, but especially Brando. He is GREAT in this movie, called "The Chase" 1966. Overwrought melodramatics stunt impact.
The fall from the table is just perfect. He throws himself and just let the gravity do the rest, exactly what happen in real life. The best!!!
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Arthur Penn is on record claiming the film would have been much better if the producer hadn't messed with it. Many of Brando's ideas were discarded to the detriment of what might have been a great film. There's a video of Brando's career with commentary by Anthony Hopkins (don't remember the name of the video) and this is where Penn talks about "The Chase."
Carlota1840 1 month ago
Boy Brando gets whooped on!!!! Vicious yet climatic ending. I saw this movie one night very late and the ending stayed on my mind for a couple of days. When Richard Bradford continues to beat him senseless after he's beat is unbelievable. OH well.
joesolese 3 months ago
Richard Bradford has gr8 screen presence..never heard of him till now
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just watched this movie tonight for the first time. poor Brando. :(
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meganlisaley 1 year ago
Bradford was EXCELLENT in The Chase. You can't hear it very well in this clip, but on a clear copy of the film the skin-on-skin sounds made me wonder if he actually gave it to Brando a couple of times! Especially at 1:55, that ugly swat sounded painful.
I loved this film despite its many faults. :)
detectmendacity 1 year ago
Richard Bradford was and is the most criminally overlooked actor of all time he should have been as big as Brando but chose not to play the Hollywood game and as a consequence he's suffered greatly, but in his own words he's happy
' I can look in the mirror and shave in the morning'. I find 'The Chase' to be badly dated and emarassing to watch most of the time but the scenes with Bradford, Brando, Angie Dickinson, and E.G marshall make up for it!
catfishs 1 year ago
Despite a very powerful cast, I've read "The Chase" was a box office failure. With a script by Lilllian Hellman, no less! Brando went from one flop to another thru the 60's....his star didn't rise again until "The Godfather" and "Last Tango in Paris" in the early 70's. THANKS for sharing this powerful clip with us! :)
JubalCalif 1 year ago
Richard Bradford breathed life into one of the greatest television heroes. Man In A Suitcase has stood the test of time. The actor would still be a valuable addition to any film. He is clearly a man of principle.
Pantagruella 2 years ago
In US-Movies the "combat"-scenes are suspiciously long, especially when one innocent is attacked from a lot, as if they like it to act the victim of the evil.
They really stretch those scenes. But the innocent (brando) only acts his defeature too, so he is a part of the charade.
Well are some acting faggots trying to make people anxious?
updrafttower 2 years ago
Marlon Brando - The Best!!!!
jaredcanyom 2 years ago 5
Richard Bradford is one of my favorite actors ! The Chase is one of my favorite films ! Richard Bradford (Damon Fuller) reunited with Clifton James (Lem) in the Kevin Costner film " The Untouchables". Steve Ihnat (Archie) did not have a speaking part in this film. I never found out why. John Barry was right on time with the music for this brutal scene which I first saw 39 years ago today !
fairnorth 2 years ago
Steve Ihnat is the thug who guards the door. One of the great character actors of 60s tv, Ihnat died tragically young in 1972 of a heart attack.
Knowing Bradford as the hero of "Man in a Suitcase" (he looks just the same here)it's a shock to see "McGill" as a vicious villain.
Even back in the 60s I wondered how this tremendous actor just seemed to vanish after his UK TV show.
countdespoonz 3 years ago
He went back to the US and did a pilot for a hospital drama then promptly pulled out of the lead role leaving another actor to fill it. He did all but vanish after that except for some very small cameo roles on US tv he emerged in films in 1975/76 in 'Going South' another very small role.
If you read the foward on the man in a suitcase dvd box set one of the directors gives you a big clue as to what may have happend, but its not for airing on here.
Catfish.
catfishs 3 years ago
Anyone know who the black guy in jail is who got beat up too? Nobody EVER remember the Black people! They probably didn't even PAY him either.
plainwain 3 years ago
Come on lighten up! the scene I posted up is about Richard Bradford and Marlon Brando a lot of other people don't get mentioned.
The black guy is Joel Fluellen a fine character actor had small parts in loads of films sadly commited sucide in 1990, I'm sure he got paid and had more money and a bigger house than I have...I'm not complaining.
catfishs 3 years ago
Very well, thanks. I am as "light" as a feather. Thanks for the information and history lesson. Great research.
plainwain 3 years ago
@plainwain yes they did
a pack of smokes and a
bottle of ripple
RonyMexico 5 months ago
Dont forget "Good Ole Boy" Clifton James in this scene!Born 1921,still acting as of 2006!
hamtrak 3 years ago 3
i saw this movie at it's first showing and have hated everyone of those dirty bastards that beat the sheriff all my life.i hate them.
garzaeduardo 3 years ago 3
You are a good man then and understood life even then. Keep up the good moral ethics.
plainwain 3 years ago
Its a pity most people in the film industry didn't recognise his talent when he was a youg man its a great shame he should have been a headliner from the word go! not a support actor with small cameo roles popping up once in a blue moon.
catfishs 4 years ago
Yeah Richard Bradford plays the policeman in "The Untouchables" who fought with Sean Connery and also played a mean ol' bully cop in the Movie "Hoodlum". He is one interesting character actor even in his old age.
plainwain 4 years ago
Richard Bradford is a former football player from Tyler, Texas. The same town that produced Houston Oiler great Earl Campbell and "Showtime at the Apollo" former co-host Kiki Shepard.
fairnorth 4 years ago
Wow! I didn't know that they were that many Richard Bradford fans out there! Does anyone remember him as Dr. Gannon in the "Medical Center" series pilot? Or reuniting with (pistol whipping in this scene) Clifton James in Kevin Costner's "The Untouchables"?
fairnorth 4 years ago
He's always been highly rated in the Uk..not so much in the US it would seem ?
The Medical Center pilot was never aired over here..would have liked to have seen it, he did that after a two year lay off after Man in a suitcase.
catfishs 4 years ago
Have you watched the interview? there's are alot of clues he had a reputation for being a ' awkward method actor' who wanted realism even if it meant someone may get hurt ( whats wrong with that ) also I don't think he did himself any favour comong over to England for a year to do MIASC and I think he had a few personal problems as well.
Looks like he paid the price for not kissing anyones arse.
catfishs 4 years ago
I wonder what Richard Bradford do to nose dive his career. One of the greatest actors ever to grace both tv and film screens. Perhaps he pissed some studio execs off? Who knows! But a tragic loss, nevertheless. RB was a master craftsmen at his professon. Period!
Standardfrank 4 years ago
I disagree that coming over to England to make MIAS was a wrong move. The vast majority of his fan base is still over here and the rest of Europe, Germany especially adored the series! When he returned to the States he starred in a feature film entitled 'Operation Heartbeat'. After a break from the business, Arthur Penn (The Chase) gave him a minor role in 'The Missouri Breaks' Check out my Richard Bradford website for some of his 'after' McGill credits!
mcgillfan 4 years ago
I agree. RB was brlliant in MIAS. That would have been a great springboard. Can you give me your site please? Thanks.
Standardfrank 4 years ago
I love mias more than anything right from the first episode in 67/68 but Bradford deserved to be a massive star doing TV at that point in his career I think was a mistake for HIM. After the Chase he should have been offered bigger roles in films...but he was unavailable and 12 months away is a long time in the film industry.
catfishs 4 years ago
It was Richard's choice to take a break from the business after he returned home to the States. Man in a Suitcase played in the US too, so he was still getting attention through this media which at that time had over taken the movie industry in terms of exposure and popularity.
mcgillfan 4 years ago
No I don't agree with you nobody knows why he disapeared for years except Richard Bradford. I would imagine he would have rather been working than sat on his backside if he would have been offered the work.
Also MIAS was considered a turkey in the States and they only aired half the series, so that didn't do him much good.
catfishs 4 years ago
Actually if you check his credits he appeared in many TV series', albeit guest appearances, but they run from the 70's onwards...
mcgillfan 4 years ago
no what I'm saying is he should have been a really big star. From mias onwards he appeared in very little on the Tv and almost not at all on film until The Missouri breaks and that was a pathetically small part Going south equally so. He's had small cameos in tv and film ever since.
Like I've said before I was raving and telling people about RB almost forty years ago I don't have to check his credits I know everthing he's ever done what I am saying is he deserved better.
catfishs 4 years ago
I agree he should have had better roles offered him and I'd have loved him to do more theatre.
mcgillfan 4 years ago
One of my all time fav scenes. Thanks for posting.
pearlmode 5 years ago
I've been a long time fan of Bradford's from the very beginning 'Man in a suitcase' is what he's really famous for in the UK, he'd only been in one small role before this Film 'Gunsmoke' and some theatre work. He's fantastic and I've always raved about him he's getting old now and so am I. I think we've both had our time !
catfishs 5 years ago
Richard Bradford rocks! He was terrific in this movie and is the main actor I purchased it for!
mcgillfan 5 years ago
Your missing Richard bradford...the most criminally neglected actor in the history of film, he could have been as good as Brando !
catfishs 5 years ago
marlon brando,angie dickinson, robert redford, jane fonda, and PAUL WILLIAMS...they dont make em like they used to
fasterbludger 5 years ago
Underated performance by all involved, but especially Brando. He is GREAT in this movie, called "The Chase" 1966. Overwrought melodramatics stunt impact.
daver53 5 years ago
saw this as a youngster and never forgot it
rstandmartin 5 years ago