Top billed cast

1. 

   John Payne

   Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi

2. 

   Sonny Tufts

   Vince Alexander

3. 

   Ellen Drew

   Nina Martin

4. 

   Rhys Williams

   Lieutenant Joe Williams

5. 

   Percy Helton

   Petey

6. 

   John Doucette

   Sgt. Barrett

7. 

   Charles Evans

   Captain Anderson (as Charlie Evans)

8. 

   Greta Granstedt

   Hazel Downs

9. 

   Raymond Largay

   Arthur Stacey, M.D.

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2014-03-24

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 Ange...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• amnesia
• war veteran
• gangster
• crime boss
• film noir
• gun battle
• los angeles, california
• war hero
• post world war ii
• framed for murder
• veterans hospital
• murdered cop
• amnesiac
• quest for identity
• former gangster
• gun death
• war veteran with amnesia