
Chase a Crooked Shadow
Thriller · Mystery · Drama
Overview
A woman who lives in Spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dead brother's identity.
Top Cast


Richard Todd
Richard Todd
Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.
Richard Todd
Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.


Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter
Kimberley Prescott
Anne Baxter
Kimberley Prescott


Herbert Lom
Herbert Lom
Police Commissar Vargas
Herbert Lom
Police Commissar Vargas


Faith Brook
Faith Brook
Elaine Whitman
Faith Brook
Elaine Whitman


Alan Tilvern
Alan Tilvern
Carlos
Alan Tilvern
Carlos


Alexander Knox
Alexander Knox
Chandler Bridson
Alexander Knox
Chandler Bridson


Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Self - Epilogue (uncredited)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Self - Epilogue (uncredited)
Thelma D'Aguiar
Thelma D'Aguiar
Maria
Thelma D'Aguiar
Maria
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