Puthiya paravai is the maiden tamil production of sivaji films, later renamed sivaji productions, and the companys third overall production after the hindi films amardeep 1958 and rakhi 1962. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1958 movies 1958. 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, dvd, manufactured on demand, suspensefilm noir, 888574054892. Alternatively, use the tick boxes to select only the releases you wish to view and then click apply filter. It is a remake of the bengali film sesh anka 1963, which is itself inspired by the british film chase a. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 michael anderson, richard todd, anne baxter, herbert lom, crime, mystery, thriller october 21, 2015 a man shows up. Chase a crooked sh adow 1958 full movie online streaming original title. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 cast and crew moviefone. Sleep no more is a 1958 british suspense film starring richard todd, anne baxter and herbert lom. Eve is a character so villainous youre left dying for some type of comeuppance.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing chase a crooked shadow near you. At kimberley prescotts villa, a stranger showsup and claims he is her brother who supposedly died the previous year in a car accident. Anne baxter, richard todd, herbert lom, faith brook the arrival of her presumeddead brother richard todd drives an. It stars richard todd, anne baxter, and herbert lom as a policeman. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 full movie online streaming original title. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 chase a crooked shadow. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 01211958 us mystery, drama 1h 27m user score. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 the movie database tmdb. Subtitles chase a crooked shadow 1958 free download. The answers to these questions can be found in chase a crooked shadow, a confounding chiller with more than a few adroit plot twists. In the case of chase a crooked shadow, its a nice twist but the film tips its hand a little with its opening scene. A woman who lives in spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dead brothers identity. Music is scored by matyas seiber, with additional guitar by julian bream, and cinematography by erwin hillier. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles.
Chase a crooked sh adow was based on an 1943 whistler radio play. 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. Find movie and film cast and crew information for chase a crooked shadow 1958 michael anderson on allmovie. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 subtitles opensubtitles. Structurally, these films best represented by 1961s taste of fear build tension slowly before climaxing in an effective twist.
It stars richard todd, anne baxter, herbert lom and faith brook. 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 is directed by michael anderson and written by david d. I cant imagine anyone watching it twice, unless it was to see how the final revelation worked out through the rest of the film, but there are strong hints. Watch chase a crooked shadow 1958 full movies online. Chase a crooked shadow coming soon talking pictures tv. You can watch chase a crooked shadow online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english.
Chase a crooked shadow 1958 journeys in classic film. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 anne baxter, richard todd. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 michael anderson, richard. 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. 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. Well, if you didnt find the end of that film satisfying, jump ahead eight years to this thriller.
Released in 1958, chase a crooked shadow reminded me very much of the british suspense pictures written by jimmy sangster for hammer films. 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. Why has total stranger richard todd shown up at the villa of wealthy anne baxter. Chase a crooked shadow might have made a decent enough stage play with a measure of adapting, and thats about the level of it. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 the arrival of her presumeddead brother richard todd drives an heiress anne baxter to the brink of insanity. 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. Download chase a crooked shadow 1958 filmer online. It was made by associated british pictures and produced by douglas fairbanks jr. Editor shadow is a glossy, welldirected drama that has its fair quota of absurdities which occasionally strain credulity to the limit. Overview of chase a crooked shadow, 1958, directed by michael anderson, with richard todd, anne baxter, herbert lom, at turner classic movies. Anderson had a very long and fairly interesting career as a director in a variety of genres. Chase a crooked shadow, full movie full movie 1958. Chase a crooked shadow was based on an 1943 whistler radio play.
Michael anderson directed chase a crooked sh adow, the first film produced by associated dragon films, a business venture of douglas fairbanks jr. Warner theatre, leicester square with floodlight film title chase a crooked sh adow. Chase a crooked sh adow is a 1958 black and white film starring anne baxter, richard todd, herbert lom, alexander knox, and faith brook. With richard todd, anne baxter, herbert lom, alexander knox. Chase a crooked shadow 1958 the man hunts the girl. Chase a crooked shadow is a 1958 black and white film starring anne baxter, richard todd, herbert lom, alexander knox, and faith brook. Chase a crooked shadow is an excellent little 1958 british mystery thriller directed by michael anderson. Anne baxter played the calculating eve harrington in the 1950 drama all about eve to grand aplomb.