Ride a Crooked Trail (1958)

Ride a Crooked Trail (1958) (DVD) (*)

$21.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
84 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1958 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Jesse Hibbs

Written By:
George Bruce
Borden Chase

Actors:
Audie Murphy ..... Joe Maybe
Gia Scala ..... Tessa Milotte
Walter Matthau ..... Judge Kyle
Henry Silva ..... Sam Teeler
Joanna Cook Moore ..... Little Brandy (as Joanna Moore)
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 ..... Banker Curtis

Synopsis:

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.

Audie Murphy heads the cast of the better-than-usual oater Ride a Crooked Trail. It all begins when gunslinger Joe Maybe (Murphy) is mistaken for a famed U.S. marshal. This wouldn't be so bad, except for the fact that Joe has already drawn up plans to rob the town's bank with his cohort Sam Teeler (Henry Silva). The dilemma deepens when Joe falls in love with Teeler's ex-girlfriend, Tessa Milotte (Gia Scala), and begins entertaining notions of reforming. A youthful Walter Matthau steals the show as boozy, braggadocio Judge Kyle.

An outlaw's plan to rob a town bank backfires once he disguises himself as a marshal.

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