Ride a Crooked Trail

Alone . . . he faced the deadly crossfire of a killer mob . . . and a fear-crazed town!

Directed by Jesse Hibbs

Produced by Universal International Pictures

A mid-century Western romance built on mistaken identity and deception, where a con man and his former flame find unexpected warmth and redemption through a false marriage.

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