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Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)

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

Genre : Mystery, Drama

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Michael Anderson
Writer : David D. Osborn, Charles Sinclair

Synopsis

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

Actors

Richard Todd
Richard Todd
Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.
Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter
Kimberley Prescott
Herbert Lom
Herbert Lom
Police Commissar Vargas
Faith Brook
Faith Brook
Elaine Whitman
Alan Tilvern
Alan Tilvern
Carlos
Alexander Knox
Alexander Knox
Chandler Bridson
Thelma D'Aguiar
Thelma D'Aguiar
Maria
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Self - Epilogue (uncredited)

Crews

Michael Anderson
Michael Anderson
Director
David D. Osborn
David D. Osborn
Screenplay
Charles Sinclair
Charles Sinclair
Screenplay
Matyas Seiber
Matyas Seiber
Original Music Composer
Erwin Hillier
Erwin Hillier
Director of Photography
Gordon Pilkington
Gordon Pilkington
Editor
Paul Sheriff
Paul Sheriff
Art Direction
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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