Chase a Crooked Shadow

Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)

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

Data de estreia
1958-01-16
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (40)
Duração
1 h 27 min
Géneros
Thriller, Mistério, Drama
Realizador
Michael Anderson

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Curiosidades

Chase a Crooked Shadow is a 1958 British suspense film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Richard Todd, Anne Baxter and Herbert Lom. It was the first film produced by Associated Dragon Films, a business venture of Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Production

The film was originally known as The Prescott Affair. The story was optioned by Dragon Films which belonged to heiress Pamela Woolworth (niece of F.W. Woolworth) and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., who had made The Silken Affair (1956). Dragon developed the story and script, assigning it to TV writers David Osborn and Charles Sinclair. Roy Kellino was originally attached to produce and direct. David Niven was the first male star announced.

Dragon obtained finance from the Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC) who had a releasing arrangement with Warner Bros. Pictures. The production company became known as Associated Dragon. ABPC's involvement saw director Michael Anderson and star Richard Todd join the project. The title was changed to Sleep No More, then Chase a Crooked Shadow and filming started in May 1957. Fairbanks Jr.

Todd says when the filmmakers saw a preview "we were all thrilled with it. Here we knew we had a really good picture."

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