Street Of Chance (1942)

A man (Burgess Meredith) is knocked unconscious by falling debris. When he regains consciousness, he returns home only to find out that his wife (Louise Platt) has moved ..... over a year ago! When a cop (Sheldon Leonard) keeps dogging his trail, he becomes determined to find out what happened during the year he can't remember. Based on the novel THE BLACK CURTAIN by Cornell Woolrich (THE BRIDE WORE BLACK) and directed by Jack Hively (PANAMA LADY). This little known film noir is a nifty B programmer. There's a neat twist at the end but honestly, it comes as no surprise as logically there is only one obvious person who could have committed the murder Meredith's character is accused of. Still, it's not the result but the journey that is of interest. Noir fans should be quite satisfied with this sleeper. With Frieda Inescort, Jerome Cowan, Ann Doran and Adeline De Walt Reynolds as the murder victim's mute mother who holds the key to the mystery.