The Crooked Way
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Ellen Drew, John Payne, Percy Helton, Rhys Williams, Sonny Tufts Director: Robert Florey Cinematographer: John Alton Editor: Frank Sullivan Producer: Benedict Bogeaus Writer: Richard H. Landau Writer: Robert Monroe DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 90 minutes DVD Release Date: 2005-11-22 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Geneon [Pioneer] |
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Movie Reviews of The Crooked Way
Movie Review: Promising noir that sadly doesn't live up to its potential.
Summary: 3 Stars
Sometimes you need more than an intriguing premise - a guy with amnesia learns he's a gangster with a lot of enemies - and excellent cinematography by John Alton (T-MEN, HE WALKED BY NIGHT) to make an entertaining movie. Based on the positive reviews I've read I had high hopes for this film, but it ended up the one middle-of-the-road review I saw (in "The Film Noir Bible") was the most accurate. This film has the makings of a minor noir classic, but it doesn't happen.
I didn't care for the main character; I felt no sympathy for him because he kept putting himself in harm's way. The female lead had no screen presence and the bad guy wasn't intimidating. I did enjoy the 40's street scenes. Any noir fan should at least watch it once, but I don't think the average film fan will care for it. Nice picture on the DVD though.
Also look for a brief appearance by the often uncredited Jack Overman (T-MEN, BRUTE FORCE, THE LONG NIGHT) as a hood in the scene where Eddie goes to the Golden Horn club.