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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Mono ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Why has total stranger Richard Todd shown up at the villa of wealthy Anne Baxter? Why does he claim to be her long-lost brother? Is Todd planning to finagle Baxter out of her inheritance? Is someone going to end up seriously dead? The answers to these questions can be found in Chase a Crooked Shadow, a confounding chiller with more than a few adroit plot twists. Before the film has run its course, we learn that the true villain is not necessarily whom it appears to be--nor is the heroine all that she seems. Chase a Crooked Shadow was based on an 1943 Whistler radio play; the plot was later reworked into no fewer than three American made-for-TV movies. ...Chase a Crooked Shadow
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82 of 83 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
At last one of the finest low budget films of British mystery drama has been released on DVD...First screened in 1957. it seems to have languished in the film vaults for the past fifty years apart from a couple of showings on daytime TV.
A superb plot and script provides an atmosphere combining unbelievable disbelief, fear and reality. Anne Baxter in the lead role as the well known heiress fearing for her life, provides a true and convincing performance. Richard Todd - as the assumed dead brother plays his part to perfection..Supported by Herbert Lom as Inspector Vargas, Alexander Knox as Uncle Chan and Faith Brooke as the house guest this is a film which should surprise the most jaded film buff with it's unique twists and turns. A classic British film of mystery and suspense that should be recognised in the catalogues for years to come.
David Turner (London UK)
A superb plot and script provides an atmosphere combining unbelievable disbelief, fear and reality. Anne Baxter in the lead role as the well known heiress fearing for her life, provides a true and convincing performance. Richard Todd - as the assumed dead brother plays his part to perfection..Supported by Herbert Lom as Inspector Vargas, Alexander Knox as Uncle Chan and Faith Brooke as the house guest this is a film which should surprise the most jaded film buff with it's unique twists and turns. A classic British film of mystery and suspense that should be recognised in the catalogues for years to come.
David Turner (London UK)
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is one of the best thrillers I have ever seen. Considering that the film is almost 50 years old and we are exposed to an overdose of thrillers on TV and in the cinemas,there is still a kind of freshness and thrill in the film which is lacking in the most of the thrillers we are served nowadays. May be it is because of the tight plot with no digressions from the main story and very few protagonists in the thriller. And of course the black-and-white photography which really keeps one spellbound. A must for every aficionado of thrillers and film student.
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This ranks as one of the most gripping and suspenseful movies ever produced in U.K.. Richard Todd and Anne Baxter give off superb display of acting, maintaining the director's ultimate objective of keeping the suspense rolling without any clue or hint towards its final unravelling of the mystery. In fact, the famous Hollywood actor Douglas Fairbanks himself (Producer ?) implores the audience, at the end of the movie, not to reveal the ending to others who are yet to see the movie. The play of shadow and light, especially on Richard Todd's face, adds to the foreboding and eerie feeling. This is one movie, where the producers' usual pronouncement of audience being forced to sit at the edge of seat really holds true. A movie that is surely a must for any serious moviegoer's collection.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good film, pity about the aspect ratio
Agree with the other reviewers regarding the film's content, but why do Studio Canal feel the need to cut the aspect ratio to 1:33:1. Read more
Published 1 month ago by cefn sidan
Intriguing little thriller
An unusual plot well acted full of twists and turns not all of them believable! For car buffs there are some good shots of a pre war Lagonda racing along the Spanish coast. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. A. Campbell-walter
A great English noir
Very effective with lots of surprises - beautifully filmed in a Spanish setting with a terrific Hitchcockian car scene - warmly recommended
Published 9 months ago by Mike
He can,t be my Brother
I found Chase a Crooked Shadow to be a cracking story which leads you to wrong conclusions . The tension of the main character superbly portrayed by Ann Baxter is totally... Read more
Published 12 months ago by D. J. Evans
Thriller only comes alive in the last half hour
An heiress (Anne Baxter) vacationing at her villa in Spain has an unexpected visitor. A man (Richard Todd) claiming to be her brother except that her brother has been dead for a... Read more
Published 17 months ago by The CinemaScope Cat
It's all done with shadows...
Fantastic, 50s film-noir thriller with surprise ending, set in a romantic Spanish villa. Superb and often symbolic b/w cinematography from Erwin Hillier and evocative Spanish... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. Mungo
Must watch
This is a good ole' 1950s classic and the suspense and thrill not to mention the amazing end makes this a must-watch classic movie.
Published 22 months ago by Seand
Guess who the baddie is
What a good story,The black and white picture adds to the atmospher of the film.
See the film many years ago and rated it then. Read more
See the film many years ago and rated it then. Read more
Published 24 months ago by dick scratcher
Richard Todd is great
This is a wonderful movie! Richard Todd plays one of the best parts I've seen from him. Probably his best roles he played in "The hasty heart" and "A man called Peter". Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2010 by M. Bijlsma
Chase a Crooked Shadow
When my Dad was staying with me for Christmas, he was telling me about this really good film he had seen when he was at university. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2010 by Deborah Neal
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