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The Crooked Way is a 1949 American film noir starring John Payne, Sonny Tufts and Ellen Drew. Directed by Robert Florey and shot by John Alton, the film has a similar plot (a war hero loses his memory from a combat wound) to another film noir Somewhere in the Night.
- Louis Forbes
- April 22, 1949
- Benedict Bogeaus Productions
- Benedict Bogeaus
The Crooked Way: Directed by Robert Florey. With John Payne, Sonny Tufts, Ellen Drew, Rhys Williams. War hero recovers from amnesia and is confronted by his criminal past.
- (1.3K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Robert Florey
- 1949-04-22
Summaries. War hero recovers from amnesia & is confronted by his criminal past. After being released from hospital, a World War II veteran who's suffering from amnesia decides to return to Los Angeles to see if he can regain his identity.
1h 30m 1949. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A war hero's amnesia keeps him from dealing with his criminal past. Cast & Crew. Read More. Robert Florey. Director. John Payne. Eddie Rice, also known as Eddie Riccardi. Sonny Tufts. Vince Alexander. Ellen Drew. Nina Martin.
- Robert Florey, Horace Hough
- John Payne
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A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital hoping to learn who he is and discovers his criminal past.
An amnesiac veteran (John Payne) discovers he was a gangster and that the partner (Sonny Tufts) he cheated is after him.
- Crime, Drama