Ride a Crooked Trail

6.3 / 10

(21 votes)

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

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Romance,

Western

Duration:

88 minutes

Year:

1958

Director:

Jesse Hibbs

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Company:

Universal International Pictures

Cast:
Audie Murphy

Joe Maybe

Gia Scala

Tessa Milotte

Walter Matthau

Judge Kyle

Henry Silva

Sam Teeler

Joanna Moore

Little Brandy

Crew:
George Bruce

Story

Borden Chase

Screenplay

Jesse Hibbs

Director

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Ray Jeffers

Set Decoration