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Chase a Crooked Shadow (Original title)Sleep No More (Alternative title)
Date: 1957 (Copyright)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Michael Anderson

Synopsis: Lonely heiress terrified by arrival at her Spanish coastal villa of man claiming to be her brother, whom she has identified as killed in a crash a year before. Convinced he is an impostor, but unable to persuade the police or her uncle, she becomes the distracted centre of a conspiracy connected with her late father's missing diamonds.

Genre:
Drama
Releases
Date: 1957Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 86 mins Length: 7816 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (26)
Production Company: Associated Dragon Films, Produced by: Douglas Fairbanks Jr, [Produced by] In association with: Thomas Clyde, Production Manager: Barry Delmaine, Production Supervisor: Tom White, Assistant Director: Robert Lynn, Continuity: Pamela Gayler, Casting Director: Robert Lennard, Screenplay by: David Osborn, Charles Sinclair, Story Supervision: Derry Quinn, Director of Photography: Erwin Hillier, Camera Operator: Tony White, Editor: Gordon Pilkington, Art Director: Paul Sheriff, Dress Designer: Anthony Mendleson, Make-up: Jim Hydes, Hairdressing: A.G. Scott, Music Composed and Conducted by: Matyas Seiber, Guitar Played by: Julian Bream, Sound Recordist: Herbert Bird, Len Shilton, Recording Director: A.W. Lumkin, Dubbing Editor: John V. Smith, Studio: Elstree Studios
Cast (7)
Richard Todd ('Ward Prescott'/Inspector Williams), Anne Baxter (Kimberley Prescott), Herbert Lom (Inspector Vargas), Alexander Knox (Chandler Bridson), Faith Brook (Mrs Whitman), Alan Tilvern (Carlos), Thelma d'aguiar (Maria)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (6)
In: Film Index n30 1974  Page: 102
Title: [Film Index - n30 1974: no known title]Language: English

In: Kinematograph Weekly n2630 9 Jan 1958  Page: 16b
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2630 9 Jan 1958: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v148 n28 5 Feb 1958  Page: 4
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v148 n28 5 Feb 1958: no known title]Language: English

In: The Film Daily v113 n25 5 Feb 1958  Page: 6
Title: [The Film Daily - v113 n25 5 Feb 1958: no known title]Language: English

In: Motion Picture Herald v210 n6 8 Feb 1958  Page: 708
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v210 n6 8 Feb 1958: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v25 n289 February 1958  Page: 19
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v25 n289 February 1958: no known title]Language: English


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1221263
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film