The Crooked Way(1949)
He's got a date ...with DEATH!
A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital hoping to learn who he is and discovers his criminal past.
Movie: The Crooked Way
Top 10 Billed Cast
Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi
Vince Alexander
Nina Martin
Lieutenant Joe Williams
Petey
Sgt. Barrett
Captain Anderson (as Charlie Evans)
Hazel Downs
Arthur Stacey, M.D.
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