
Ride a Crooked Trail
- Released on
- Runtime
- 88 mins
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
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
Cast
- Audie Murphy
- Gia Scala
- Walter Matthau
- Henry Silva
- Joanna Moore
- Eddie Little
- Mary Field
- Leo Gordon
- Mort Mills
- Frank Chase
- Bill Walker
- Ned Wever
- Richard H. Cutting
- Rayford Barnes
- John Barton
- Jimmie Booth
- Forrest Burns
- Russell Custer
- George DeNormand
- Clem Fuller
- Chuck Hamilton
- Sam Harris
- Jimmie Horan
- Michael Jeffers
- Kenner G. Kemp
- Jack Lilley
- Philo McCullough
- Fred McDougall
- Paul McGuire
- King Mojave
- Paul Newlan
- Eddie Parker
- Kenneth Patterson
- Frosty Royce
- Cap Somers
- Ray Spiker
- Bob Steele
- Arthur Tovey
- Sailor Vincent
- Henry Wills
- Morgan Woodward
Director
- Jesse Hibbs
Producers
- Howard Pine
Screenwriter
- Borden Chase