Now, a bunch of us from hollywood go there for a film festival. Ride a crooked mile is a 1938 american western film directed by alfred e. The film was released on december 9, 1938, by paramount. The 1,000 noir films build has been placed on hold until the updates to the 1,000 greatest films and 21st century sections have been completed hopefully by no later than march 2015. Gia scala and henry silva costar in the film, directed by jesse hibbs. Apr 27, 2015 ride ultimately tries to be too much motherson drama, romcom, character study, sports film and when hunt trots out an overused melodramatic plot device as backstory to explain why her. A cinemascopeeastman color production, music is by joseph gershenson and cinematography by harold lipstein. Ride a crooked trail is a 1958 western film starring audie murphy, walter matthau, and the guns of navarones gia scala murphy plays petty criminal joe maybe, who is mistaken for the famous u. In this film, a macho cossack immigrant goes west and joins a ring of rustlers. Ride a crooked trail colorized, manufactured on demand. The film provides plenty of opportunities for munn to show off the. Crooked mile talking movies in hokitika, nz cinema treasures.
Riding through the countryside with his new identity, maybe finds himself in a town where he is confronted by the local judge, judge kyle, played by walter matthau. Ride a crooked trail colorized, manufactured on demand, ntsc. A web page featuring information about ride a crooked trail. But then a group of men ride into camp, led by nat benson. A fastpaced actionadventure with a wealth of unexpected plot twists, ride a crooked trail also displays a surprisingly light comic flair which is capped by walter matthaus delightful, rambunctious performance as the wily judge kyle.
The crooked mile talking movies showed mainly art and new zealand films. Scott brady stars in this film noir crime drama as an ex gangster from chicago who has gone straight but ends up. In this one, rowdy takes on a new drover named danny hawks. With louis hayward, dennis okeefe, louise allbritton, carl esmond. Also with gia scala, henry silva, joanna moore and. It stars audie murphy, walter matthau, gia scala, leo gordon, henry silva and eddie little. Blake edwards wrote a terrific script, about a garage mechanic me who. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 40 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 2 makeup department 2 production management 2 second unit director or assistant director 2. Drive a crooked road 1954, a modest but tautly directed film noir from this middle period is one that rooney actually liked too. I just finished watching the movie ride a crooked trail and i have to admit the movie is very enjoyable to watch. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
After holding up a bank, he takes on the identity of his widelyknown pursuer, a famous u. Surprisingly this remarkable story about the achievements of these brave athletes has never been told on film, until now. Since virginia city gets more than one million visitors a year, jim believes quite a few of them will want to ride in these beautiful rail cars. We spent most of the previous day together riding along in his beautiful 911, talking love and life and cars and listening to the wind.
Added links to the forthcoming usa bluray release of ride the pink horse 1947. Find out the gossip and the feeling of the crew as they strolled, or sauntered down the crooked mile, stopping for tea in gorey, cakes in st. This is what a ride, a tribute to jordan hilsenbeck. Ride a crooked trail has been added to your cart add to cart.
The film stars akim tamiroff, leif erickson, frances farmer. Dec 09, 2014 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. Buy ride a crooked trail dvd colorized, manufactured on demand, ntsc format at. Heres an alphabetical index with all the films currently available on the site. Ride a crooked trail is directed by jesse hibbs and adapted to screenplay by borden chase from a story written by george bruce. In a refreshing change of pace role, audie murphy plays joe maybe, an outlaw who is mistaken for u. Ride a crooked trail is a 1958 american eastmancolor western film shot in cinemascope, with former world war ii hero audie murphy and future academy awardwinning actor walter matthau heading a strong if not wellknown cast gia scala and henry silva costar in the film, directed by jesse hibbs. Ride a crooked trail is a 1958 american eastmancolor western film shot in cinemascope, with former world war ii hero audie murphy and future academy award winning actor walter matthau heading a strong if not wellknown cast. The crooked mile dvd is now available to purchase by mail order through our online shop by clicking here. In his autobiography, life is too short, he wrote, in 1954, i did the third picture in my threepicture columbia deal, drive a crooked road.
Hells half mile was the strip of waterfront where lumberjacks used to go boozing and whoring. Along for the ride dennis hoppers righthand man leads us through a look at the filming of the last movie and the hollywood exile and triumph that followed. Road to singapore, 1940 reaching for the sun, 1941 las vegas nights, 1941 birth of the blues, 1941 my favorite blonde, 1942 the fleets in, 1942 beyond the blue horizon, 1942 wake island, 1942 road to morocco, 1942 the great mans lady, 1942 dixie, 1943 commandos strike at dawn, 1943 abies irish rose, 1946 as william mellor the senator was indiscreet also known as mr. Green, with akim tamiroff, leif erikson, frances farmer, at turner classic movies. Green on allmovie a macho cossack immigrant to the u. Marshal tom noonan and drafted by the crazy judge kyle matthau to keep order in town.
Crookedest railroad turns new bend true west magazine. Pretending to be noonan, maybe is appointed sheriff of webb city, a rough river town, after local lawmaker judge kyle walter matthau, takes a shine to him. Ride a crooked mile 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Recent comments view all 4 comments tlsloews on november 24, 2009 at 2. Riding through the countryside with his new identity, maybe finds himself in a town where he is confronted by. Ride a crooked mile is a 1938 american western film ride a crooked mile is a 1938 american western film directed by alfred e. Filmed almost entirely on location, walk a crooked mile was columbia pictures answer to 20th centuryfoxs late1940s cycle of documentarystyle crime dramas. The dvd quality is excellent and i would recommend the movie to anyone who enjoys a good action packed western. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing ride a crooked mile near you. Channeling his inner gil favor, rowdy refuses to hand over hawks without a warrant from the law. Walter matthau is just awesome and funny in this one. Find similar and related movies for ride a crooked mile 1938 alfred e. Benson accuses hawks of being a horse thief whom they plan to hang. Ride ultimately tries to be too much motherson drama, romcom, character study, sports film and when hunt trots out an overused melodramatic plot device as backstory to.
Directed by jesse hibbs, ride a crooked trail also known as sentiero della rapina, il, wei. Green and written by jack moffitt and ferdinand reyher. Chasing jewel thieves, captain carson and magpie head for the border where carson, posing as a chinaman, opens a store that buys jewelry. Ferdinand reyher was among those who helped to extricate german playwright, poet, and dramatic theorist bertolt brecht 18981956 and his family from nazi germany in 1941. Scott brady stars in this film noir crime drama as an ex gangster from chicago who has gone straight but ends up framed for the hit on a powerful mob boss. The couple given a house and respectability, which neither has had. Overview of ride a crooked mile, 1938, directed by alfred e.
The image of helen hunt trying to climb onto a surfboard looking clumsy, determined yet finally triumphant is irresistible enough to offset some of the more wobbly missteps in ride. William mellor 19041963 biography on film reference. Ride a crooked trail 1958, a film by jesse hibbs theiapolis. Apr 27, 2015 the image of helen hunt trying to climb onto a surfboard looking clumsy, determined yet finally triumphant is irresistible enough to offset some of the more wobbly missteps in ride. The couple given a house and respectability, which neither has had before. 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.
The only reason maybe goes along with the ruse is to gain easy. The film was released on december 9, 1938, by paramount pictures. During the cold war, at a california atomic research plant, an fbi agent and a scotland yard inspector join forces to eliminate a foreign nuclear spy ring operating in the usa and the uk. Paramount pictures, began as laboratory assistant, became cinematographer, 1934. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. Jul 08, 20 chasing jewel thieves, captain carson and magpie head for the border where carson, posing as a chinaman, opens a store that buys jewelry.
Later his son follows him to states and he too begins stealing cows. Marshall jim noonan, when he assumes the mans identity after his death. Miles of film crossword clue answer crossword heaven. This one has to be one of the best audie murphy westerns for fans and collectors. Audie murphy is starring, alongside gia scala, walter matthau, henry silva, eddie little and mary field. The film stars akim tamiroff, leif erickson, frances farmer, lynne overman, john miljan and j. See the full list of ride a crooked mile cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Ride a crooked mile 1938 a newly emigrated cattle rustler is stalked by law officials led by his own son. Archie twitchell timeline featuring movies and other. With akim tamiroff, leif erickson, frances farmer, lynne overman.
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