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Drive a Crooked Road: Directed by Richard Quine. With Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Kelly. An upright car mechanic falls in love with the girlfriend of a gangster. This forces him to participate in the criminal underworld.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Richard Quine
- 1954-03-10
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Mechanic and race car driver Eddie Shannon is chosen by two bank robbers to help them with a heist. The heist requires someone with his ability to "soup up" engines and drive at high speeds over treacherous roads, to avoid capture after they pull the job.
Drive a Crooked Road is directed by Richard Quine who also co-adapts the screenplay with Blake Edwards from a story by James Benson Nablo. It stars Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy and Jack Kelly.
Eddie Shannon (Mickey Rooney) is a guileless Los Angeles auto mechanic with dreams of one day racing in European car meets. Eddie encounters fetching Barbara Mathews (Dianne Foster) and, much to...
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- Richard Quine
- Crime, Drama
- Mickey Rooney
Synopsis. Los Angeles auto mechanic Eddie Shannon, a devoted car buff with no family or other outside interests, frequently competes in local car races to improve his driving. The other mechanics at work tease Eddie constantly over his diminutive stature and solitary nature.
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03/10/1954 (US) Crime , Thriller 1h 23m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. Why would a dame like her go for a guy like me? Overview. A mechanic gets caught up with the mob when he falls for a gangster's girlfriend. Richard Quine. Director, Writer. Blake Edwards. Screenplay. James Benson Nablo. Story.
