Alone . . . he faced the deadly crossfire of a killer mob . . . and a fear-crazed town!
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
Ride a Crooked Trail (1958) is a romance and western film directed by Jesse Hibbs, released on November 23, 1958 with a runtime of 1h 28m. It stars Audie Murphy, Gia Scala, Walter Matthau and Henry Silva. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 26 ratings.
Audie Murphy
as Joe Maybe
Gia Scala
as Tessa Milotte
Walter Matthau
as Judge Kyle
Henry Silva
as Sam Teeler
Joanna Moore
as Little Brandy
Eddie Little
as Jimmy
Mary Field
as Mrs. Curtis
Leo Gordon
as Sam Mason
Mort Mills
as Pecos
Frank Chase
as Ben
Bill Walker
as Jackson
Ned Wever
as Attorney Clark
Directed by Jesse Hibbs, written by George Bruce and Borden Chase, produced by Howard Pine.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 26 ratings.
Middle of the Street. Ride a Crooked Trail is directed by Jesse Hibbs and adapted to screenplay by Borden Chase from a story written by George Bruce. It stars Audie Murphy, Walter Matthau, Gia Scala, Leo Gordon, Henry Silva and Eddie Little. A CinemaScope/Eastman Color production, music is by Joseph Gershenson and cinematography by Harold Lipstein. A blend of the breezy and the beefy here as Audie saddles up as Joe…
Reviewed on May 30, 2014
This is quite a good, light-hearted little western featuring Audie Murphy as an escaping bank robber who arrives in a town only to be mistaken by the local judge - a feisty Walter Matthau - for a likely candidate for sheriff. When Gia Scala - Murphy's old flame gets off the river boat she almost lands him it, so to avoid discovery he claims that they are married so as he can carry out his own nefarious plans. When…
Reviewed on September 4, 2023
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Ride a Crooked Trail (1958) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Ride a Crooked Trail (1958) includes Audie Murphy, Gia Scala, Walter Matthau, Henry Silva and Joanna Moore. The film was directed by Jesse Hibbs. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Ride a Crooked Trail was released on November 23, 1958 and runs for 1h 28m.
Ride a Crooked Trail (1958) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 26 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy romance and western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
