Ride a Crooked Trail

1958 · 88 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 822 VOTES · DIR. Jesse Hibbs

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Overview

After robbing a bank Murphy assumes the identity of his pursuer, a famous US Marshal, when he stumbles into a town and is confronted by the local judge, Matthau. Murphy is forced to remain as the new Marshal; an old flame, Scala, nearly unmasks him by accident, only to be forced to assume the ruse of being Murphy's wife. The "couple" given a house and respectability, which neither has had before. They maintain the charade to avoid hurting a young orphan boy, Matthau's ward. Scala is torn by her loyalty to boyfriend planning to rob the bank and growing feelings for Murphy

Dialogue Timeline — 887 lines

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00:02:54 - Your name is? - George Blunt out of Fort Smith.
00:05:50 I've seen him shot 6 times and he never dies, less than he's drunk.
00:08:30 You are right, it's prejudiced.
00:10:55 Two good men, both of them dead.
00:14:14 - You've got an empty. - You've got to let.
00:18:46 - Can I bring my gun? - Of course, what else?
00:22:03 If she said when I going to to stay, I guess you just have to get yourself a new marshal.
00:24:56 Somehow you got a hole at that badge and somehow they think you are marshal.
00:28:28 And the cooking.
00:30:58 Mrs. Curtis would like to have your wife meet some of her friends.
00:34:32 Jimmy needs a home, don't you agree Mrs. Noonan?
00:38:52 With him he brung a broken star.
00:43:03 You know how the bank works?
00:46:41 A lot of money.
00:50:24 - Can I take him too? - Sure, why not?
00:55:55 Well, I haven't till last night, then I went through the files and I found his picture.
01:00:31 He needed a flat name, so, called himself Joe Maybe.
01:03:45 What's the rabies?
01:06:57 - Could we top those folks riding point? - Sure, why not?
01:10:32 Then why you want us to go away?
01:13:28 There's a gate in the backyard. It lead to the River Palace.
01:17:09 You know the too sides of this trickiness town and your wife doesn't belong to this one,
01:21:10 Far away from a bank?
01:27:28 You be in my chamber at nine o'clock, that's the law.

Cast & Characters

Audie Murphy Joe Maybe Gia Scala Tessa Milotte Walter Matthau Judge Kyle Henry Silva Sam Teeler Joanna Moore Little Brandy
Eddie Little Jimmy
Mary Field Mrs. Curtis Leo Gordon Sam Mason Mort Mills Pecos Frank Chase Ben Bill Walker Jackson
Ned Wever Attorney Clark
Richard H. Cutting Mr. Curtis Rayford Barnes Teeler Gang Member (uncredited)
John Barton Townsman (uncredited)
Jimmie Booth Townsman (uncredited)
Forrest Burns Posse Member (uncredited)
Russell Custer Townsman (uncredited)
George DeNormand Townsman (uncredited)
Clem Fuller Tom (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton Tom Wheelwright (uncredited)
Sam Harris Man at Dedication (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Lilley Teeler Gang Member (uncredited)
Philo McCullough Man at Dedication (uncredited)
Fred McDougall Teeler Gang Member (uncredited)
Paul McGuire Doctor (uncredited)
King Mojave Townsman (uncredited)
Paul Newlan Riverboat Captain (uncredited) Eddie Parker Townsman Reporting Bank Robbery (uncredited)
Kenneth Patterson Gambler (uncredited)
Frosty Royce Posse Member (uncredited)
Cap Somers Townsman (uncredited)
Ray Spiker Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Bob Steele Jud Blunt (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey Townsman (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent Boat Steward (uncredited)
Henry Wills Clovis (uncredited)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed887
Dialogue density10.1 lines / min
First line00:02:54
Final line01:27:28

Production Record

DirectorJesse Hibbs
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes822

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