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The Crooked Way

The Crooked Way

6,2 /10 (33 Votes)
1949 EN 90 min

Overview

A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital hoping to learn who he is and discovers his criminal past.

Release date

22/04/1949

Votes

33

Popularity

1.8

He's got a date ...with DEATH!

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

90 min

Original Soundtrack

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John Chard

John Chard

2014-03-24

⭐ 7

Organic Shrapnel In The Head. The Crooked Way is directed by Robert Florey and adapted to screenplay by Richard H. Landau from the Radio Play “No Blade Too Sharp” by Robert Monroe. It stars John Payne, Sonny Tufts, Ellen Drew, Rhys Williams, Harry Bronson and Hal Baylor. Music is by Louis Forbes and cinematography by John Alton. World War II veteran Eddie Rice (Payne) is suffering from permanent amnesia after a piece of shrapnel was lodged in his brain. With no recollection of his past life, he heads off to the only place he has a link with, the army registration office in Los Angeles.…

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