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The Man Hunts the Girl... The Girl Hunts the Man... - Chase a Crooked Shadow
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Title: Chase a Crooked Shadow

Release Date: 16 Jan 1958

Runtime: 1h 27m

Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Drama

Director: Associated Dragon

Production Companies: Associated Dragon

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

Additional Information

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7 (35 votes)

Cast

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