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The Crooked Way

The Crooked Way

# He's got a date ...with DEATH!
Crime   Drama
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1949-04-22
⌚ Running Time: 90 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

Beloved Cast

John Payne original image
Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi
John Payne
Sonny Tufts original image
Vince Alexander
Sonny Tufts
Ellen Drew original image
Nina Martin
Ellen Drew
Rhys Williams original image
Lieutenant Joe Williams
Rhys Williams
Percy Helton original image
Petey
Percy Helton
John Doucette original image
Sgt. Barrett
John Doucette
Charles Evans original image
Captain Anderson (as Charlie Evans)
Charles Evans
Greta Granstedt original image
Hazel Downs
Greta Granstedt
Raymond Largay original image
Arthur Stacey, M.D.
Raymond Largay
Harry Bronson original image
Danny
Harry Bronson
Hal Baylor original image
Coke (as Hal Fieberling)
Hal Baylor
Don Haggerty original image
Hood
Don Haggerty
Jack Overman original image
Hood
Jack Overman
Crane Whitley original image
Doctor Kemble / Off-Screen Narrator
Crane Whitley
John Harmon original image
Kelly
John Harmon
Garry Owen original image
Man from Green Acres Mortuary
Garry Owen
Chet Brandenburg original image
Chet Brandenburg
Frank Cady original image
Frank Cady
Lester Dorr original image
Lester Dorr
Ross Elliott original image
Ross Elliott
Charles Ferguson original image
Charles Ferguson
Eddie Foster original image
Eddie Foster
Sumner Getchell original image
Sumner Getchell
Al Hill original image
Al Hill
Esther Howard original image
Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
Esther Howard
Mike Lally original image
Mike Lally
Vera Marshe original image
Vera Marshe
Thomas Martin original image
Thomas Martin
Barbara Pepper original image
Barbara Pepper
Harry 'Snub' Pollard original image
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Frank Richards original image
Frank Richards
Syd Saylor original image
Syd Saylor
Charles Sullivan original image
Charles Sullivan

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