Drive a Crooked Road

Drive a Crooked Road

Why would a dame like her go for a guy like me?

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Release Date

3/10/1954

Runtime

83 mins

Overview

A mechanic gets caught up with the mob when he falls for a gangster's girlfriend.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A sharp noir about a working man drawn into the criminal underworld through fatal attraction, where desire and danger become indistinguishable. It's a taut, fatalistic tale of how the wrong woman at the wrong time can unravel a life.

Mood

TenseRomanticDefiant

Themes

LoveCrimeObsessionBetrayal

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Steady

Look

Black and whiteHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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