Ride a Crooked Trail

Nov 23, 1958

1h 28m

★ 6.3

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

Genres

Romance

Western

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

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Cast

Joe Maybe

Audie Murphy

Tessa Milotte

Gia Scala

Judge Kyle

Walter Matthau

Sam Teeler

Henry Silva

Little Brandy

Joanna Moore

Jimmy

Eddie Little

Mrs. Curtis

Mary Field

Sam Mason

Leo Gordon

Pecos

Mort Mills

Ben

Frank Chase

Jackson

Bill Walker

Attorney Clark

Ned Wever

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