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Chase a Crooked Shadow
Chase a Crooked Shadow

Chase a Crooked Shadow

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

Genres

ThrillerMysteryDrama

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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

16 January 1958

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

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

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self - Epilogue (uncredited)

Thelma D'Aguiar

Thelma D'Aguiar

Maria

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