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The Crooked Way (1949)

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He's got a date ...with DEATH!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Robert Florey
  • Profile picture of John Payne
    Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi John Payne
  • Profile picture of Sonny Tufts
    Vince Alexander Sonny Tufts
  • Profile picture of Ellen Drew
    Nina Martin Ellen Drew
  • Profile picture of Rhys Williams
    Lieutenant Joe Williams Rhys Williams
  • Profile picture of Percy Helton
    Petey Percy Helton
  • Profile picture of John Doucette
    Sgt. Barrett John Doucette
  • Profile picture of Charles Evans
    Captain Anderson (as Charlie Evans) Charles Evans
  • Profile picture of Greta Granstedt
    Hazel Downs Greta Granstedt

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Keywords

  • amnesia
  • war veteran
  • gangster
  • crime boss
  • film noir
  • gun battle
  • los angeles, california
  • war hero
  • post world war ii
  • framed for murder
  • veterans hospital
  • murdered cop
  • amnesiac
  • quest for identity
  • former gangster
  • gun death
  • war veteran with amnesia