It stars richard todd, anne baxter, and herbert lom as a policeman. Sleep no more is a 1958 british suspense film starring richard todd, anne baxter and herbert lom. Warner theatre, leicester square with floodlight film title chase a crooked shadow. 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 tuesdays overlooked film. Why has total stranger richard todd shown up at the villa of wealthy anne baxter. Chase a crooked shadow is an oldfashioned thriller steeped in hitchcock tropes. Chase a crooked shadow is a 1958 black and white film starring anne baxter, richard todd, herbert lom, alexander knox, and faith brook. A complete list of the films in john grants a comprehensive encyclopedia of. 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. Chase a crooked sh adow was based on an 1943 whistler radio play. 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.
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 1958 full movie online streaming original title. But like the skunk with the stink, the real problem is not the crooked shadow, but rather the entity that casts this crooked shadow. The woman is played with stern conviction by anne baxter, and she holds the whole movie together. 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. Chase a crooked shadow 1957, directed by michael anderson. Although, considering hitchcock was the foremost director of suspense during the period it must have been near impossible for other directors not to feel his influence.
The quest to chase this shadow appears to be an attempt to rid oneself of its loathsome presence. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of chase a crooked shadow with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Interestingly, david niven was once announced as one of the leads, presumably playing todds role. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 michael anderson cast and. 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. Chase a crooked shadow was based on an 1943 whistler radio play. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 anne baxter, richard todd. Many film noir playlists on youtube include movies that are actually no. Chase a crooked shadow is a 1958 black and white film starring anne baxter, richard.
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. Buy or rent chase a crooked shadow movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. 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. Various shots of the stars arriving to theatre for the premiere of the film. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of movie. Anne baxter, richard todd, herbert lom, faith brook the arrival of her presumeddead brother richard. Buy or rent chase a crooked shadow movie now family video. With richard todd, anne baxter, herbert lom, alexander knox. Michael anderson directed chase a crooked shadow, the first film produced by associated dragon films, a business venture of douglas fairbanks jr. Film noir crime drama full movie 1953 72 hours only by mr. 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.
The reputation of chase a crooked shadow rests solely on its twist ending, which youll either think is very clever and just the right way to bring events to a close, or completely ridiculous and throwing up all sorts of questions that sabotage any logic the film might have enjoyed up until then. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Find movie and film cast and crew information for chase a crooked shadow 1958 michael anderson on allmovie. 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. 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 1958 the movie database tmdb. Watch chase a crooked shadow 1958 full movies online youtube. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 cast and crew moviefone. Watch chase a crooked shadow 1958 full movies online.
Chase a crooked shadow 1958 journeys in classic film. Evidently, the crooked shadow is a reason for offense. 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. 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. Chase a crooked shadow trailer 1958 video detective.
Chase a crooked shadow 1958 michael anderson, richard todd. 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. 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. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 directed by michael anderson.
A woman who lives in spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dead brothers identity. Anne baxter, richard todd, herbert lom, alexander knox, faith brook, alan tilvern. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 the arrival of her presumeddead brother richard todd drives an heiress anne baxter to the brink of insanity. The answers to these questions can be found in chase a crooked shadow, a confounding chiller with more than a few adroit plot twists. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 movie search, ratings, photos. Chase a crooked shadow manufactured on demand on tcm shop. Todd is one of those actors i didnt fully appreciate until later in my moviewatching career. Todd is one of those actors i didnt fully appreciate until later in my movie watching career. Nov 19, 2014 chase a crooked shadow is an oldfashioned thriller steeped in hitchcock tropes. Baxter plays an heiress, kimberly prescott, living abroad, whose dead brother todd turns up after being killed in a car accident a year earlier. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc.
Chase a crooked shadow, dvd, manufactured on demand, suspensefilm noir, 888574054892. 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. The interrogator from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. The filming is vivid, and dark and shadowy from the get go, in. Classic film noir movies from the 1940s and 50s that are freely available on youtube. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing chase a crooked shadow near you. Chase a crooked shadow was based on an 1943 todd radio play. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 posters the movie database.
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