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23/11/1958 Romance, Western 1h 28m
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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

  1. Jesse Hibbs

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Audie Murphy

    Joe Maybe

  2. Gia Scala

    Tessa Milotte

  3. Walter Matthau

    Judge Kyle

  4. Henry Silva

    Sam Teeler

  5. Joanna Moore

    Little Brandy

  6. Eddie Little

    Jimmy

  7. Mary Field

    Mrs. Curtis

  8. Leo Gordon

    Sam Mason

  9. Mort Mills

    Pecos

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2014-05-30
Middle of the Street.

Ride a Crooked Trail is directed by Jesse Hibbs and adapted to screenplay by Borden Chase from a story written by George Bruce. It stars Audie Murphy, Walter Matthau, Gia Scala, Leo Gordon, Henry Silva and Eddie Little. A CinemaScope/Eastman Color production, music is by Joseph Gershenson and cinematography by Harold Lipstein.

A blend of the breezy and the beefy here as Audie saddles up as Joe Maybe, a bank robber who after assuming the identity of the detective who was sent to capture him, winds up as the sheriff of a corrupt town. Ironically it’s the town he and...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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