The Crooked Way (1949)
He's got a date ...with DEATH!
A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital hoping to learn who he is and discovers his criminal past.
- Date of release
- 1949-04-22
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (33)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director
- Robert Florey
Casting
- John Payne — Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi
- Sonny Tufts — Vince Alexander
- Ellen Drew — Nina Martin
- Rhys Williams — Lieutenant Joe Williams
- Percy Helton — Petey
- John Doucette — Sgt. Barrett
- Charles Evans — Captain Anderson (as Charlie Evans)
- Greta Granstedt — Hazel Downs
- Raymond Largay — Arthur Stacey, M.D.
- Harry Bronson — Danny
- Hal Baylor — Coke (as Hal Fieberling)
- Don Haggerty — Hood
Interesting facts
The Crooked Way is a 1949 American film noir starring John Payne, Sonny Tufts and Ellen Drew. Directed by Robert Florey and shot by John Alton, the film has a similar plot to another film noir, Somewhere in the Night.
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