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The Crooked Way

The Crooked Way

1949 · 90 min · EN · NR · 6.3 (26 votes)
Dir. Robert Florey · Starring John Payne, Sonny Tufts, Ellen Drew, Rhys Williams, Percy Helton, John Doucette · Music Louis Forbes

“He's got a date ...with DEATH!”

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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.

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A man adrift in a fog of amnesia, pulled back into a dangerous underworld. This film noir offers a brooding, atmospheric journey through post-war Los Angeles, where every shadow hides a threat and the past refuses to stay buried.

grittynoirsuspensefulmelancholicsteadyclassic noirlow-key lightingurban decayidentityamnesiacrimeredemption
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amnesiagangsterfilm noirpost warveterans hospital
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