Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
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Why has total stranger Richard Todd shown up at the villa of wealthy Anne Baxter? Why does he claim to be her long-lost brother? Is Todd planning to finagle Baxter out of her inheritance? Is someone going to end up seriously dead? The answers to these questions can be found in Chase a Crooked Shadow, a confounding chiller with more than a few adroit plot twists. Before the film has run its course, we learn that the true villain is not necessarily whom it appears to be--nor is the heroine all that she seems. Chase a Crooked Shadow was based on an 1943 Whistler radio play; the plot was later reworked into no fewer than three American made-for-TV movies. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Richard Todd, Anne Baxter, (more)
- Director(s):
- Michael Anderson
Synopsis of Chase a Crooked Shadow
Why has total stranger Richard Todd shown up at the villa of wealthy Anne Baxter? Why does he claim to be her long-lost brother? Is Todd planning to finagle Baxter out of her inheritance? Is someone going to end up seriously dead? The answers to these questions can be found in Chase a Crooked Shadow, a confounding chiller with more than a few adroit plot twists. Before the film has run its course, we learn that the true villain is not necessarily whom it appears to be--nor is the heroine all that she seems. Chase a Crooked Shadow was based on an 1943 Whistler radio play; the plot was later reworked into no fewer than three American made-for-TV movies. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Chase a Crooked Shadow
- Richard Todd - Ward Prescott
- Herbert Lom - Vargas
- Faith Brook - Mrs. Whitman
- Thelma D'Aguilar - Mana
- Anne Baxter - Kimberley
- Alexander Knox - Chandler Brisson
- Alan Tilvern - Carlos
- Director(s):
- Michael Anderson
- Writer(s):
- Charles Sinclair, David D. Osborn
- Producer(s):
- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Thomas Clyde
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