Classic film noir movies from the 1940s and 50s that are freely available on youtube. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 cast and crew moviefone. Chase a crooked shadow is a 1958 black and white film starring anne baxter, richard todd, herbert lom, alexander knox, and faith brook. Todd is one of those actors i didnt fully appreciate until later in my movie watching career. Grieving heiress kimberley anne baxter making a call from her spanish villa, trying to convince somebody that richard todd is posing as her dead brother ward, in chase a.
Chase a crooked shadow on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account. Michael anderson directed chase a crooked shadow, the first film produced by associated dragon films, a business venture of douglas fairbanks jr. The woman is played with stern conviction by anne baxter, and she holds the whole movie together. Capitalizing on its spanish seaside setting, chase a crooked shadow is an engrossing, wellacted suspense drama that doesnt bear close scrutiny. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Anne baxter, richard todd, herbert lom, faith brook the arrival of her presumeddead brother richard. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 directed by michael anderson. Chase a crooked shadow is a 1958 black and white film starring anne baxter, richard.
Chase a crooked shadow 1958 is a suspense film in which a woman has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dead brothers identity. Nov 19, 2014 chase a crooked shadow is an oldfashioned thriller steeped in hitchcock tropes. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 michael anderson cast and. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 posters the movie database. Buy or rent chase a crooked shadow movie now family video. Once you grasp that premise, you know where the movies going and more or less everything that is going to happen in it, so the surprise is that the chase does such a good job within its limited range. But like the skunk with the stink, the real problem is not the crooked shadow, but rather the entity that casts this crooked shadow. Baxter plays an heiress, kimberly prescott, living abroad, whose dead brother todd turns up after being killed in a car accident a year earlier. Various shots of the stars arriving to theatre for the premiere of the film. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 the movie database tmdb. A woman who lives in spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dead brothers identity.
At kimberley prescotts villa, a stranger showsup and claims he is her brother who supposedly died the previous year in a car accident. Chase a crooked shadow was based on an 1943 todd radio play. Read the full synopsis of chase a crooked shadow, 1958, directed by michael anderson, with richard todd, anne baxter, herbert lom, at turner classic movies. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 michael anderson, richard todd, anne baxter, herbert lom, crime, mystery, thriller october 21, 2015 a man shows up. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 cast and crew the arrival of her presumeddead brother richard todd drives an heiress anne baxter to the brink of insanity. Chase a crooked shadow 1957, directed by michael anderson. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 movie clip our swimming drink. Chase a crooked shadow is an oldfashioned thriller steeped in hitchcock tropes. Warner theatre, leicester square with floodlight film title chase a crooked shadow.
Todd is one of those actors i didnt fully appreciate until later in my moviewatching career. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 anne baxter, richard todd. Nov 05, 2007 before the film has run its course, we learn that the true villain is not necessarily whom it appears to benor is the heroine all that she seems. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet.
Chase a crooked shadow 1958 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Watch chase a crooked shadow 1958 full movies online youtube. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 tuesdays overlooked film. With richard todd, anne baxter, herbert lom, alexander knox. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of movie. Chase a crooked shadow was based on an 1943 whistler radio play. The core formula for chase a crooked shadow has been well mined over the years, only recently i myself viewed the quite excellent hammer films production of paranoiac, which treads the same ground as andersons movie, but theres a filmic style here that adds further atmosphere to the moody mysterious tone of the narrative. Chase a crooked shadow pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released chase a crooked shadow pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie. Interestingly, david niven was once announced as one of the leads, presumably playing todds role. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 the arrival of her presumeddead brother richard todd drives an heiress anne baxter to the brink of insanity. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 michael anderson, richard todd. It stars richard todd, anne baxter, and herbert lom as a policeman. A troubled heiress is menaced by a stranger claiming to be the brother she thought was dead, driving her to question her sanity as he stakes a claim to the family legacy with the help of a.
Chase a crooked shadow 1958 movie search, ratings, photos. Why has total stranger richard todd shown up at the villa of wealthy anne baxter. Before the film has run its course, we learn that the true villain is not necessarily whom it appears to benor is the heroine all that she seems. Editor shadow is a glossy, welldirected drama that has its fair quota of absurdities which occasionally strain credulity to the limit.
Anne baxter, richard todd, herbert lom, alexander knox, faith brook, alan tilvern. A complete list of the films in john grants a comprehensive encyclopedia of. Anne baxter, richard todd, herbert lom, faith brook the arrival of her presumeddead brother richard todd drives an heiress anne baxter to the brink of insanity. Chase a crooked shadow, dvd, manufactured on demand, suspensefilm noir, 888574054892. Buy or rent chase a crooked shadow movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. Chase a crooked shadow manufactured on demand on tcm shop. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing chase a crooked shadow near you. Sleep no more is a 1958 british suspense film starring richard todd, anne baxter and herbert lom.
The chase, a movie named with unerring accuracy, takes place mostly in a car on a california expressway, where love blooms during a highspeed police pursuit. Chase a crooked sh adow was based on an 1943 whistler radio play. Grieving heiress kimberley anne baxter making a call from her spanish villa, trying to convince somebody that richard todd is posing as her dead brother ward, in chase a crooked shadow, 1958. Many film noir playlists on youtube include movies that are actually no. Chase a crooked shadow richard todd anne baxter herbert lom 1958 the arrival of her presumeddead brother richard todd drives an heiress anne baxter to the brink of insanity. Find movie and film cast and crew information for chase a crooked shadow 1958 michael anderson on allmovie. The quest to chase this shadow appears to be an attempt to rid oneself of its loathsome presence. Watch chase a crooked shadow 1958 full movies online. The answers to these questions can be found in chase a crooked shadow, a confounding chiller with more than a few adroit plot twists. Film noir crime drama full movie 1953 72 hours only by mr. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 michael anderson, richard todd, anne baxter, herbert lom, crime, mystery, thriller october 21, 2015 a man shows up at kimberley prescotts villa claiming to be her brother.
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