Ride a Crooked Trail

• Audie Murphy: Maybe Joe
• Gia Scala; Tessa Milotte
• Walter Matthau: Judge Kyle
• Henry Silva: Sam Teeler
• Joanna Cook Moore: Little Brandy ( Joanna Moore)
• Eddie Little Jimmy
• Mary Field: Mrs. Curtis
• Leo Gordon: Sam Mason
• Mort Mills: Pecos
• Frank Chase: Ben
• Bill Walker: Jackson
• Ned Wever: Attorney Clark
• Richard H. Cutting: Mr. Curtis
• Bob Steele: Judge Kyle
• Morgan Woodward: Durgan

The white devil of Arkansas ( Ride a Crooked Trail ) is an American western from the year 1958. The main role of the judge Kyle played Walter Matthau and directed by Jesse Hibbs. It was first shown on the day before Christmas Eve in 1958 in the German language area.

Action

The hoodlum Joe Maybe able to flee to a failed bank robbery. When he sees that did not survive the haunting him Marshal a fall from a horse, he is at the Marshal star and horse. In Little Rock, he is first recognized by a local hard-drinking judges Kyle for this bank robber, but, however, held by the star ultimately for the legendary Marshal Noonan. In order to save his own skin, the bank robber takes to the new identity, and allows himself to be persuaded by the judge to take over the vacated post of Marshal in the city, although he indeed here wanted to rob the bank. As his accomplice Sam Teeler arrives in town, Joe can relieve him of his prey and handed over to the judge. In addition, he finds in his ex-girlfriend Tessa also the love of his life. Since Joe has found favor in his new role, he will continue to fill.

Criticism

Joe Hembus found the film " brilliantly written by Borden Chase and routinely turned off by Jesse Hibbs ," " just as exciting as funny ." Even the lexicon of international film saw a " fairly exciting ( n ) Western with striking restraint in the fighting and shooting scenes and some joke by Walter Matthau's performances as drunken judge. " Hal Erickson holds the work is above average; He also certified Matthau, in his role of stealing the movie.