Ride a Crooked Trail

"Alone . . . he faced the deadly crossfire of a killer mob . . . and a fear-crazed town!"

Nov 23 1958 Approved 1h 28m
Romance, Western

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

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.

Written by

Borden Chase, George Bruce

Directed by

Jesse Hibbs

Cast

Audie Murphy, Gia Scala, Walter Matthau

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,468
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA