Ride a Crooked Trail

Alone . . . he faced the deadly crossfire of a killer mob . . . and a fear-crazed town!

Ride a Crooked Trail — Plot

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

• Release date
• November 23, 1958
• Runtime
• 88 min
• Genres
• Romance, Western
• Director
• Jesse Hibbs

Ride a Crooked Trail — Cast

Audie Murphy Joe Maybe Gia Scala Tessa Milotte Walter Matthau Judge Kyle Henry Silva Sam Teeler Joanna Moore Little Brandy

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Eddie Little Jimmy

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Mary Field Mrs. Curtis Leo Gordon Sam Mason