Is Ride a Crooked Trail easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Ride a Crooked Trail end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ride a Crooked Trail sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ride a Crooked Trail scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ride a Crooked Trail violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Ride a Crooked Trail

Name: Ride a Crooked Trail
Genre: Romance, Western
Released: 1958
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Audie Murphy, Gia Scala, Walter Matthau, Henry Silva, Joanna Moore

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

Directed by Jesse Hibbs

Produced by Universal International Pictures

195888 min6.5 / 10

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

Clusters

Swordfights and Romance Wartime Romance Crime Meets Cute Dysfunctional Marriage Stories Lies And Disguises

Genres

Romance Western

Keywords

Marshal Deception Riverboat Sheriff's Badge Fried Egg

Questions people ask

Is Ride a Crooked Trail easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Does Ride a Crooked Trail end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.
Is Ride a Crooked Trail sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is Ride a Crooked Trail scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Ride a Crooked Trail violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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