Ride a Crooked Trail 1958
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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
- Released: 1958-11-23
- Runtime: 88 minutes
- Genre: Romance, Western
- Stars: Audie Murphy, Gia Scala, Walter Matthau, Henry Silva, Joanna Moore
- Director: Jesse Hibbs, Borden Chase, George Bruce, Howard Pine, Harold Lipstein
