Ride a Crooked Trail (1958)

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Country: USA
Genres: Romance, Western
Release: 1958-11-23
Director: Jesse Hibbs
Writers: Borden Chase , George Bruce
Language: English
Stars: Audie Murphy , Gia Scala , Walter Matthau , Henry Silva , Joanna Moore , Eddie Little , Mary Field , Leo Gordon , Mort Mills , Frank Chase
Runtime: 88 min
Awards: 1 nomination
AKA: Der weiße Teufel von Arkansas (Austria) , Călăreşte o potecă strâmbă (Romania) , Sendas tortuosas (Spain) , Sendas tortuosas (Mexico) , Ride a Crooked Trail , Mellom dobbelt ild (Norway) , Il sentiero della rapina (Italy) , Ride a Crooked Trail (Canada) , Na Rota dos Proscritos (Brazil) , Sheriffen i Little Rock (Sweden) , Ride a Crooked Trail (United Kingdom) , Der weiße Teufel von Arkansas , Ride a Crooked Trail (Australia) , Пътят на обира (Bulgaria) , L'étoile brisée (France, French Republic) , Fantomas ton synoron (Greece) , Ride a Crooked Trail (Singapore) , По кривой дорожке , Lainsuojaton sheriffinä (Finland) , Avançada Perigosa (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Ride a Crooked Trail (United States of America) , Middle of the Street (United States of America) , L'étoile brisée (Canada)
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.
IMDB:tt0052135