Ride a Crooked Trail
Alone . . . he faced the deadly crossfire of a killer mob . . . and a fear-crazed town!
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
- Year: 1958
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Romance, Western
- Studio: Universal International Pictures
- Keyword: marshal, deception, riverboat, sheriff's badge, fried egg
- Director: Jesse Hibbs
- Cast: Audie Murphy, Gia Scala, Walter Matthau, Henry Silva, Joanna Moore, Eddie Little
