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There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

Of All the Crooked Men in All the Crooked West One of Them Was the Best!

Genres

Western

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Arizona Territorial Prison inmate Paris Pitman, Jr. is a schemer, a charmer, and quite popular among his fellow convicts — especially with $500,000 in stolen loot hidden away and a plan to escape and recover it. New warden Woodward Lopeman has other ideas about Pitman. Each man will have the tables turned on him.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

123 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

18 September 1970

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Paris Pitman, Jr.

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Woodward W. Lopeman

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Dudley Whinner

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Floyd Moon

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

The Missouri Kid

John Randolph

John Randolph

Cyrus McNutt

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Mrs. Bullard

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Mr. Lomax

Martin Gabel

Martin Gabel

Warden LeGoff

Michael Blodgett

Michael Blodgett

Coy Cavendish

C.K. Yang

C.K. Yang

Ah-Ping

Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

Tobaccy

Victor French

Victor French

Whiskey

Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

Madam

Bert Freed

Bert Freed

Skinner

Jeanne Cooper

Jeanne Cooper

Prostitute

Barbara Rhoades

Barbara Rhoades

Miss Jessie Brundidge

Gene Evans

Gene Evans

Col Wolff

Pamela Hensley

Pamela Hensley

Edwina

J. Edward McKinley

J. Edward McKinley

The Governor

Karl Lukas

Karl Lukas

Otis

Larry D. Mann

Larry D. Mann

Harry

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Mrs. Lomax

Paul Prokop

Paul Prokop

Bart Burns

Bart Burns

Dr. Loomis

E.J. André

E.J. André

Judge

David Armstrong

David Armstrong

Prisoner

Bob Bennett

Bob Bennett

Bartender

Bill Borzage

Bill Borzage

Prisoner

Danny Borzage

Danny Borzage

Prisoner

Buff Brady

Buff Brady

Nolan

David Cadiente

David Cadiente

Rioting Prisoner

Vincente Cadiente

Vincente Cadiente

Riot Guard

Harry Caesar

Harry Caesar

Rioting Prisoner

Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

Cook

James J. Casino

James J. Casino

Prisoner

Donald Chaffin

Donald Chaffin

Prisoner

Al Checco

Al Checco

Wheatley

Robert Cleaves

Robert Cleaves

Grizzard

John Davey

John Davey

Riot Guard

Barbara Eaton

Barbara Eaton

Girl

Duke Fishman

Duke Fishman

Prisoner

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Member of Town Council

Bruce Garrick

Bruce Garrick

Lomax Kid

Lars Hensen

Lars Hensen

Prisoner

Bob Herron

Bob Herron

Oran

George Hickman

George Hickman

Church Member

Harry Holcombe

Harry Holcombe

Hammond

Clyde Howdy

Clyde Howdy

U.S. Marshal

Michael Jeffers

Michael Jeffers

Church Member

Henry Kingi

Henry Kingi

Rioting Prisoner

Ron Kinwald

Ron Kinwald

Rioting Prisoner

Monty Laird

Monty Laird

Rioting Prisoner

Jacquelyn Landrum

Jacquelyn Landrum

Girl

John Lawrence

John Lawrence

Jones

Norman Leavitt

Norman Leavitt

Prisoner

Ian McLean

Ian McLean

Cavalry Man

John McCook

John McCook

Deputy

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Hobbs

Paul Newlan

Paul Newlan

Terry L. Nichols

Terry L. Nichols

Tower Guard

Carol Nicholson

Carol Nicholson

Lomax Girl

Gerry Okuneff

Gerry Okuneff

Riot Guard

Renee Paul

Renee Paul

Girl

Jack Perkins

Jack Perkins

Prisoner

Red Perkins

Red Perkins

Guard

Bill Peterson

Bill Peterson

Gordon Hartley

Mel Pittenger

Mel Pittenger

Cavalry Man

Roberta Randall

Roberta Randall

Girl

Clark Ross

Clark Ross

Church Member

James Seay

James Seay

Aide to Lieutenant Governor

Vincent St. Cyr

Vincent St. Cyr

Apache Prisoner

Ron Stein

Ron Stein

Prisoner

Kelly Thordsen

Kelly Thordsen

Edwina's Father

George Tracy

George Tracy

Prisoner

Rick Traeger

Rick Traeger

Peddler

Jesse Wayne

Jesse Wayne

Prisoner

Napoleon Whiting

Napoleon Whiting

Lomax Servant

Guy Wilkerson

Guy Wilkerson

Prisoner in Solitary

Ilona Wilson

Ilona Wilson

Girl

Will Wyler

Will Wyler

Rioting Prisoner

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