| Chase a Crooked Shadow | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael Anderson |
| Produced by | Thomas Clyde Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. |
| Written by | David D. Osborn Charles Sinclair |
| Starring | Richard Todd Anne Baxter Herbert Lom |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | January 21, 1958 (London) |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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 brother's identity. It stars Richard Todd, Anne Baxter, and Herbert Lom as a policeman.
The guitar music that forms a significant part of the soundtrack is played by Julian Bream.
The film was remade in India twice: Bengali-language film Sheshankaa (1963), and the Tamil-language film Puthiya Paravai (1964).[1]