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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

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      Audie Murphy

      Joe Maybe

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      Gia Scala

      Tessa Milotte

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      Walter Matthau

      Judge Kyle

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      Henry Silva

      Sam Teeler

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      Joanna Moore

      Little Brandy

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      Eddie Little

      Jimmy

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      Mary Field

      Mrs. Curtis

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      Leo Gordon

      Sam Mason

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      Mort Mills

      Pecos

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      Frank Chase

      Ben

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      Bill Walker

      Jackson

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      Ned Wever

      Attorney Clark

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      Richard H. Cutting

      Mr. Curtis

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    Review 2Discussion

    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...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • marshal
    • deception
    • riverboat
    • sheriff's badge
    • fried egg