

The Crooked Way
He's got a date ...with DEATH!
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
1949-04-22
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
31
Vote Average
6.4
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
Jack Overman
Hood
Crane Whitley
Doctor Kemble / Off-Screen Narrator
John Harmon
Kelly
Garry Owen
Man from Green Acres Mortuary
Chet Brandenburg
Frank Cady
Lester Dorr
Ross Elliott
Charles Ferguson
Eddie Foster
Sumner Getchell
Al Hill
Esther Howard
Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Vera Marshe
Thomas Martin
Barbara Pepper
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Frank Richards
Syd Saylor
Charles Sullivan
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