The Crooked Way (1949)
1h 30m
Running Time
April 22, 1949Release Date
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.






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Cast & Crew.

John Payne
Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi

Sonny Tufts
Vince Alexander

Ellen Drew
Nina Martin

Rhys Williams
Lieutenant Joe Williams

Percy Helton
Petey

John Doucette
Sgt. Barrett

Charles Evans
Captain Anderson (as Charlie Evans)

Greta Granstedt
Hazel Downs

Raymond Largay
Arthur Stacey, M.D.

Harry Bronson
Danny

Hal Baylor
Coke (as Hal Fieberling)

Don Haggerty
Hood

Jack Overman
Hood

Crane Whitley
Doctor Kemble / Off-Screen Narrator

John Harmon
Kelly

Garry Owen
Man from Green Acres Mortuary

Esther Howard
Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)

Benedict Bogeaus
Producer

Louis Forbes
Original Music Composer

John Alton
Director of Photography

Richard H. Landau
Screenplay

Frank Sullivan
Editor

Robert Monroe
Radio Play

Robert Florey
Director

Lee Greenway
Makeup Artist

Lillian Shore
Hairstylist

Lee Zavitz
Special Effects

Joseph Kish
Set Decoration

Van Nest Polglase
Production Design

Ross Elliott

Charles Ferguson

Eddie Foster
Media.










Details.
Release DateApril 22, 1949
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
amnesia
gangster
veterans hospital
noir
war veteran
crime boss
gun battle
los angeles
war hero
post world war ii
framed for murder
murdered cop
amnesiac
quest for identity
former gangster
gun death
war veteran with amnesia
Wiki.
The Crooked Way is a 1949 American film noir starring John Payne, Sonny Tufts and Ellen Drew. Directed by Robert Florey and shot by John Alton, the film has a similar plot (a war hero loses his memory from a combat wound) to another film noir, Somewhere in the Night.
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