The Crooked Way.
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A revenge melodrama. A war hero, a victim of amnesia, discovers that he was once a gangster who had double-crossed his pal.
World War II veteran Eddie Rice is treated at a San Francisco military hospital for a permanent form of amnesia. This leaves him with no knowledge of his life, family and friends prior to his enlistment. The army intelligence unit was unable to fill the void as they couldn't find any information about him, other than the fact he enlisted in Los Angeles.
World War II veteran Eddie Rice is treated at a San Francisco military hospital for a permanent form of amnesia. This leaves him with no knowledge of his life, family and friends prior to his enlistment. The army intelligence unit was unable to fill the void as they couldn't find any information about him, other than the fact he enlisted in Los Angeles.
Credits
- Cast
- John Payne, Ellen Drew, Sonny Tufts
Copyright
22Apr49 L2289, renewed 11Nov76 R645340 Renewal claimant: LaBrea Productions, Inc © La Brea Productions, Inc.; 22Apr49; LP2289.
Complete catalog record
THE CROOKED WAY. La Brea Productions, Inc. Released through United Artists Corp., c1949. 89 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the radio play "No Blade Too Sharp" by Robert Monroe. Summary: A revenge melodrama. A war hero, a victim of amnesia, discovers that he was once a gangster who had double-crossed his pal. Credits: Producer, Benedict Bogeaus; director, Robert Florey; screenplay, Richard H. Landau; music, Louis Forbes; film editor, Frank Sullivan. Cast: John Payne, Sonny Tufts, Ellen Drew, Rhys William, John Doucette. © La Brea Productions, Inc.; 22Apr49; LP2289.
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, copyright
- Wikidata · Q7728158 ↗ — country
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