"The Big Chase" is a B-movie released by tiny Lippert Productions...a studio which made the cheapest of cheap films during its run. It also appears to have been assembled from a couple different productions...one a silly 3-D film with lots of over-the-top stunts. Yet, despite all this, it's actually a GOOD film...worth seeing and enjoyable.
The story is a drama about a gang of crooks planning a heist and shows the policework done to bring them to justice. It's told in a straight forward, almost documentary style way and it's also awfully violent for 1954...which actually helps the movie and gives it some noir elements. No, it's not exactly film noir, as it lacks the artistry and great camerawork of a good noir film...but it still works nevertheless.