THE CROOKED WAY (1949)

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• Release Year: 1949
• Genre: Action/Adventure, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
• Plot: Newly Re-mastered in HD! Everyone wants a piece of Eddie Rice! John Payne (99 River Street, Hidden Fear) plays Eddie Rice, a highly decorated and wounded war veteran who has lost his memory. As he heads to Los Angeles to try and figure out his identity, two police detectives arrest him. Turns out he is really Eddie Riccardi, a former employee of the notorious mob boss Vince Alexander (Sonny Tufts, The Seven Year Itch). No one seems happy to see Eddie again and when he's framed for murder, Eddie must find the real killer and clear his name by navigating through the crooked underbelly of Los Angeles. Featuring top-notch direction by veteran filmmaker Robert Florey (The Cocoanuts) and stunning cinematography by the great John Alton (He Walked by Night, T-Men).
• Cast: John Payne, Sonny Tufts, Ellen Drew, Rhys Williams, Percy Helton, John Doucette, Charles Evans, Greta Granstedt, Raymond Largay, Harry Bronson, Hal Baylor, Don Haggerty, Jack Overman, Crane Whitley, John Harmon, Garry Owen, Frank Cady, Lester Dorr, Eddie Foster, Al Hill, Esther Howard, Mike Lally, Barbara Pepper, 'Snub' Pollard, Frank Richards, Syd Saylor, Charles Sullivan, Robert Florey, Robert Monroe, Richard H. Landau
• Director: Robert Florey
• Runtime: 1:30
• Company: Kino Lorber Incorporated, Ignite Films
• Media Format: Movie