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Chase a Crooked Shadow

The Man Hunts the Girl... The Girl Hunts the Man...

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

19581h 27mNRThriller, Mystery, Drama

About Chase a Crooked Shadow

Directors
Michael Anderson
Cast
Richard Todd, Anne Baxter, Herbert Lom, Faith Brook, Alan Tilvern, Alexander Knox
Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

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