Ride a Crooked Trail (1958)

Western

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

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1958-09-01

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Runtime: 87 mins Rating: 5.8 Tag Line: Alone . . . he faced the deadly crossfire of a killer mob . . . and a fear-crazed town!

Cast

Walter Matthau

Himself / Narrator

Henry Silva

Sam Teeler

Mort Mills

Pecos

Audie Murphy

Joe Maybe

Gia Scala

Tessa Milotte

Joanna Moore

Little Brandy

Leo Gordon

Sam Mason

Richard H. Cutting

Banker Curtis

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Crew

Alexander Golitzen

Art Direction

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Edward Curtiss

Editor

Borden Chase

Screenplay

Harold Lipstein

Director of Photography

Jesse Hibbs

Director

George Bruce

Story

Howard Pine

Producer

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