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Ride a Crooked Trail

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An outlaw (Audie Murphy) is taken for a U.S. marshal by a Creole woman (Gia Scala), a judge (Walter Matthau) and the rest of a river town.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It's a one-joke Western about a case of mistaken identity. Rated: C+ Oct 18, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nick F An engaging above-average Western starring reliable Audie Murphy as an outlaw posing as a sheriff who starts to like his role as a lawman and faces a dilemma when his old outlaw pals come the town to rob the bank. Beautiful Gia Scala brings a classy presence to the role of a former saloon girl forced to become Murpy's respectable wife, and there is an early role for Walter Matthau as an eccentric and drunken judge. As with most Audie Murphy movies, the ending is predictable but a good script and taut directing keeps you involved. Reviewed by NICK FLETCHER Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/01/24 Full Review Audience Member 'RIDE A CROOKED TRAIL' is an Audie Murphy western distinguished by good writing and a flamboyant early role for Walter Matthau as a silver-haired, hard-drinking, shotgun-toting judge in a growing river town... Nice and little more--Truly an uplifting story, with moral standing's ahead of its time... For a modestly budgeted, unambitious horse opera, this is as good as it gets!! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member good audie murphy western Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An outlaw (Audie Murphy) is taken for a U.S. marshal by a Creole woman (Gia Scala), a judge (Walter Matthau) and the rest of a river town.
Director
Jesse Hibbs
Producer
Howard Pine
Screenwriter
Borden Chase
Production Co
Universal International Pictures
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 5, 2019
Runtime
1h 27m