Ride a Crooked Trail

Ride a Crooked Trail

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

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Release Date

11/23/1958

Runtime

88 mins

Overview

After a bank robbery goes wrong, fugitive Joe Maybe is mistaken for a famed U.S. Marshal and forced to play the role of a respected lawman in a tight-knit town. The charade grows dangerously complex when his former flame unexpectedly surfaces, forcing them to pose as a happily married couple while navigating a growing bond with a local orphan boy. As his old criminal gang prepares to strike the town bank, Joe must decide whether to betray his past or protect the noble life he never knew he wanted.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A con man and his old flame are forced to play house as a marshal and his wife in a small town, where the comedy of their pretense gradually gives way to genuine feeling. It's a western that trades gunplay for the quiet tension of people caught between who they really are and who they might become.

Mood

TenseWhimsicalRomanticBittersweet

Themes

RedemptionLoveIdentityFamily

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Steady

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Linear

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