The Crooked Way 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. Details Casts Title The Crooked Way Release Date 1949-04-22 Runtime 01 Hours 30 Minutes Genres Crime Drama Thriller Production Companies Benedict Bogeaus Production Production Countries United States of America John Payne Eddie Rice / Eddie Ricca? Sonny Tufts Vince Alexander Ellen Drew Nina Martin Rhys Williams Lieutenant Joe Williams Percy Helton Petey John Doucette Sgt. Barrett Charles Evans Captain Anderson (as Cha? Greta Granstedt Hazel Downs Raymond Largay Arthur Stacey, M.D. Harry Bronson Danny Hal Baylor Coke (as Hal Fieberling) Don Haggerty Hood Jack Overman Hood Crane Whitley Doctor Kemble / Off-Scre? John Harmon Kelly Garry Owen Man from Green Acres Mor? Chet Brandenburg Frank Cady Lester Dorr Ross Elliott Charles Ferguson Eddie Foster Sumner Getchell Al Hill Esther Howard Hotel Proprietess (uncre? Mike Lally Vera Marshe Thomas Martin Barbara Pepper Harry 'Snub' Pollard Frank Richards Syd Saylor Charles Sullivan