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The Crooked Way

The Crooked Way (1949)

Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller | United States

Director: Robert Florey

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Rating: 6.7/10

SYNOPSIS

A World War II veteran, suffering from amnesia but otherwise healthy, is released from a veteran's hospital, decides to return to Los Angeles to see if he can regain his identity. Trying to retrace his former steps he soon learns that he was a double-crossing gangster, and many people have reasons to wish he wasn't around...and some try to see to it that he isn't around very long...alive, at least.

Actors

Writer: Robert Monroe, Richard H. Landau

Producer: Benedict Bogeaus

RUNTIME: 90 min

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