Noir thriller with mystery and crime elements. Above average with some tense scenes. But not quite enough to elevate it to greatness.
Reviews of The Crooked Way 1949
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Pretty standard B amnesia noir fare, but with some great shot composition. Low angles and expressive framing combined with the ink and arc genre lighting we all know and love give this a nice edge.
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The Crooked Way is a 1949 American film noir starring John Payne, Sonny Tufts and Ellen Drew. Directed by Robert Florey from a screenplay by Richard H. Landau based on the radio play ‘No Blade Too Sharp’ by Robert Monroe. The film has a similar plot (a war hero loses his memory from a combat wound) to another film noir the 1946 Somewhere in the Night starring John Hodiak.
After sustaining a head wound in combat, decorated World War II veteran Eddie…
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John Alton was the man
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Florey started to get interesting again towards the end of his career. John Alton and a fun premise keep this engaging as stylish paranoia noir.
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The story of my penis.
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Its a wierdie!
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Flick #28 of CINEMONSTER's MannVanuary Trois.
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I don't know. This one just didn't do it for me.
I was fucking bored to tears. To tears, I tells ya.Nothing dynamic about the screenplay.
No great stars or great acting either. Not bad. Just mediocre.
No great music.I mean... just a whole bowlful…
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Viewed on Tubi TV
MannVanuary 3.0 #8
Criteria:
- Genre: Film Noir
- Decade: 1940's
- Film Directed by Robert FloreyJohn Payne plays Eddie Rice, a war hero recovering in a veteran's hospital in San Fransico, but unfortunately because of a piece of shrapnel lodged in his brain, Eddie can't remember anything about his past.
Eddie returns to Los Angeles hoping to learn about his past, but unfortunate his past is waiting for him.The Crooked Way (1949) is…
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The Crooked Way is a movie where everyone tells Eddie to leave town or leave them alone and he just doesn’t. Flat line reads from Johnny Pane the entire time reminded me why I love good actors so much. Oh my god just …say the line TO her not at her!!! Lots of cliche noir tropes. Two kind of interesting shots. Theremin abs syrupy fill violins.
I’d rather watch a movie about the original guy than the amnesiac…
Trying to think on how to make better movies from watching soggy trash like this.Longest 90 min of my adult life!
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Fun Payne double feature with Star Dust
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Tough, beautifully shot (by John Alton), this noir drama revolves around the old amnesia trope, and falls into one of that plot device's obvious traps, the guy who can't remember anything about himself who won't tell anyone or ask any questions of the people who might be able to help him. At first, this is so absurd as to threaten the whole picture with collapse, but fortunately, the problem gets left behind as the fellow at the center learns enough…