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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0013023267893
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Geneon [Pioneer]
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer]
MPN: PLDD12678D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Geneon [Pioneer]
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 22, 2005
Running Time: 90 minutes
Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
Theatrical Release Date: April 22, 1949
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Studio: Ingram Entertainment Release Date: 11/22/2005
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
The film has all the production features of a first rate movie. Chiaroscuro Black and White, sharply etched images, beautifully modeled characters. It has John Payne, an experienced actor by the time of the film, 1949, for years a second or third tier leading man (not strong enough himself to carry a film but a successful support to some of the top actresses of the day). There is a workmanlike script, not seeking nor finding originality, but successfully covering all the bases of a tough guy-cops ... Read More
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"The Crooked Way" is a minor film noir from 1949 with a familiar premise. Eddie Rice (John Payne) is a World War II veteran who has been in a rehabilitation hospital in San Francisco due to amnesia. A piece of shrapnel imbedded in his brain has caused him to loose all memory of his life and identity. Army records say only that he is Eddie Rice from Los Angeles. So he goes to Los Angeles in hopes that someone will recognize him, and someone does. Two police officers stop him at the train station and ... Read More
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This great Film Noir movie is a hidden gem and I am glad I got it !
John Payne is the classic noir guy and wish he had made more !!
Rating:  -
Nice noir effort with former musical comedy star, John Payne. He always comes thru nicely in his various noir classics. Tight and nicely mounted with much atmosphere and typical noir lighting and shadows. Sunny Tuffs is a nice surprise as a meanie.
Rating:  -
Personally, as a child, the room I was staying with my mother was used in the film. My babysitter recalls that John Payne was a real snob. I am glad it is available though since it stirred childhood memories of crawling over cables and the remembering the brightness of the lights.
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