Thriller ·Mystery ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1958 · 1h 27m

Chase a Crooked Shadow

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Director
Michael Anderson
Cast
Richard Todd as Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr. Anne Baxter as Kimberley Prescott Herbert Lom as Police Commissar Vargas Faith Brook as Elaine Whitman Alan Tilvern as Carlos Alexander Knox as Chandler Bridson
Crew
Erwin Hillier — Director of Photography Gordon Pilkington — Editor Matyas Seiber — Original Music Composer David D. Osborn — Screenplay Charles Sinclair — Screenplay Douglas Fairbanks Jr. — Producer
Tagline

The Man Hunts the Girl... The Girl Hunts the Man...

Synopsis

A woman who lives in Spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dead brother's identity.

Mood & Themes
spainvillabrotherfilm noirinheritancebritish noirstranger
Key Collaborators
Michael Anderson Director Erwin Hillier Director of Photography Gordon Pilkington Editor Matyas Seiber Original Music Composer David D. Osborn Screenplay Charles Sinclair Screenplay Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Producer
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