The Crooked Way
He's got a date ...with DEATH!
CrimeDramaThrilleramnesiawar veterangangstercrime bossfilm noirgun battlelos angeles, californiawar heropost world war iiframed for murderveterans hospitalmurdered cop
A noir-inflected thriller about a war veteran's descent into his own criminal past, driven by amnesia and pursued by dangerous forces.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
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
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