Ride a Crooked Trail( 1958)

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Alone . . . he faced the deadly crossfire of a killer mob . . . and a fear-crazed town!

Overview

After robbing a bank Murphy assumes the identity of his pursuer, a famous US Marshal, when he stumbles into a town and is confronted by the local judge, Matthau. Murphy is forced to remain as the new Marshal; an old flame, Scala, nearly unmasks him by accident, only to be forced to assume the ruse of being Murphy's wife. The "couple" given a house and respectability, which neither has had before. They maintain the charade to avoid hurting a young orphan boy, Matthau's ward. Scala is torn by her loyalty to boyfriend planning to rob the bank and growing feelings for Murphy

Top Billed Cast

Audie Murphy
Joe Maybe
Gia Scala
Tessa Milotte
Walter Matthau
Judge Kyle
Henry Silva
Sam Teeler
Joanna Moore
Little Brandy
Eddie Little
Jimmy
Mary Field
Mrs. Curtis
Leo Gordon
Sam Mason
Mort Mills
Pecos
Frank Chase
Ben
Bill Walker
Jackson
Ned Wever
Attorney Clark
Richard H. Cutting
Mr. Curtis
Rayford Barnes
Teeler Gang Member (uncredited)
John Barton
Townsman (uncredited)
Jimmie Booth
Townsman (uncredited)
Forrest Burns
Posse Member (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Townsman (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Townsman (uncredited)
Clem Fuller
Tom (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Tom Wheelwright (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Man at Dedication (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Lilley
Teeler Gang Member (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Man at Dedication (uncredited)
Fred McDougall
Teeler Gang Member (uncredited)
Paul McGuire
Doctor (uncredited)
King Mojave
Townsman (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
Townsman Reporting Bank Robbery (uncredited)
Kenneth Patterson
Gambler (uncredited)
Frosty Royce
Posse Member (uncredited)
Cap Somers
Townsman (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Bob Steele
Jud Blunt (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Townsman (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Boat Steward (uncredited)
Henry Wills
Clovis (uncredited)
Morgan Woodward
Durgan (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

6.5

Written by John Chard on Fri May 30 2014

Middle of the Street. Ride a Crooked Trail is directed by Jesse Hibbs and adapted to screenplay by Borden Chase from a story written by George Bruce. It stars Audie Murphy, Walter Matthau, Gia Scala, Leo Gordon, Henry Silva and Eddie Little. A CinemaScope/Eastman Color production, music is by Joseph Gershenson and cinematography by Harold Lipstein. A blend of the breezy and the beefy here as Audie saddles up as Joe Maybe, a bank robber who after assuming the identity of the detective who was sent to capture him, winds up as the sheriff of a corrupt town. Ironically it’s the town he and hi...