---
title: 'The Crooked Way (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Florey'
released: '1949-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-crooked-way-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041269/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Crooked Way (1949)

1949 · 90 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Crooked Way is a 1949 American film noir starring John Payne, Sonny Tufts and Ellen Drew. Directed by Robert Florey and shot by John Alton, the film has a similar plot to another film noir, Somewhere in the Night.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Florey](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-florey)
- **Producer:** [Benedict Bogeaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/benedict-bogeaus)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Alton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alton)
- **Editor:** [Frank Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-sullivan)

## Cast

- [Esther Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/esther-howard)
- [Snub Pollard](https://cinepixo.com/people/snub-pollard)
- [Don Haggerty](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-haggerty)
- [Frank Cady](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-cady)
- [Rhys Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/rhys-williams)
- [Barbara Pepper](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-pepper)
- [Sonny Tufts](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonny-tufts)
- [Syd Saylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/syd-saylor)
- [Ross Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/ross-elliott)
- [Percy Helton](https://cinepixo.com/people/percy-helton)
- [Ellen Drew](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-drew)
- [John Payne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-payne)
- [Lester Dorr](https://cinepixo.com/people/lester-dorr)
- [John Harmon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-harmon)
- [John Doucette](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-doucette)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-crooked-way-1949
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