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The Crooked Way( 1949)

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He's got a date ...with DEATH!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Payne

      Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi

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      Sonny Tufts

      Vince Alexander

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      Ellen Drew

      Nina Martin

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      Rhys Williams

      Lieutenant Joe Williams

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      Percy Helton

      Petey

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      John Doucette

      Sgt. Barrett

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      Charles Evans

      Captain Anderson (as Charlie Evans)

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      Greta Granstedt

      Hazel Downs

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      Raymond Largay

      Arthur Stacey, M.D.

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      Harry Bronson

      Danny

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      Hal Baylor

      Coke (as Hal Fieberling)

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      Don Haggerty

      Hood

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      Jack Overman

      Hood

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      Crane Whitley

      Doctor Kemble / Off-Screen Narrator

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      John Harmon

      Kelly

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      Garry Owen

      Man from Green Acres Mortuary

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      Chet Brandenburg

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      Frank Cady

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      Lester Dorr

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      Ross Elliott

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      Charles Ferguson

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      Eddie Foster

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      Sumner Getchell

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      Al Hill

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      Esther Howard

      Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)

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      Mike Lally

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      Vera Marshe

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      Thomas Martin

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      Barbara Pepper

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      Harry 'Snub' Pollard

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      Frank Richards

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      Syd Saylor

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      Charles Sullivan

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Mon Mar 24 2014
    Organic Shrapnel In The Head. The Crooked Way is directed by Robert Florey and adapted to screenplay by Richard H. Landau from the Radio Play “No Blade Too Sharp” by Robert Monroe. It stars John Payne, Sonny Tufts, Ellen Drew, Rhys Williams, Harry Bronson and Hal Baylor. Music is by Louis Forbes and cinematography by John Alton. World War II veteran Eddie Rice (Payne) is suffering from permanent amnesia after a piece of shrapnel was lodged in his brain. With no recollection of his past life, he heads off to the only place he has a link with, the army registration office in Los Angeles. ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • amnesia
    • war veteran
    • gangster
    • crime boss
    • film noir
    • gun battle
    • los angeles, california
    • war hero
    • post world war ii
    • framed for murder
    • veterans hospital
    • murdered cop
    • amnesiac
    • quest for identity
    • former gangster
    • gun death
    • war veteran with amnesia