Lloyd Bridges seemed to have been gray listed during the 1950s so he accepted some roles in low budget fare in order to continue working as an actor. He also appeared in "The Limping Man" during this same time frame. This movie was directed by black listed director Cy Enfield (using a pseudonym "Charles De La Tour").

"The Big Chase" was unusual in that it incorporated some low budget footage from a Lippert 3-D short subject film. VCI Entertainment issued the movie on a Forgotten Noir DVD a few years back. One of the bonus features had Robert Lippert, Jr., praising Lon Chaney for helping him get the 3-D project finished on a low budget. Chaney recruited a few stuntmen and they all performed stunts in the film, including running through a railroad switching yards and jumping in front of freight trains. When Lippert produced "The Big Chase" some of Chaney's footage was used to pad the length of the feature film. Lon is noticeable in several scenes, but has no dialogue at all. His sequences were simply spliced into "The Big Chase."