Ride a Crooked Trail

After robbing a bank Murphy assumes the identity of his pursuer, a famous US Marshal, when he stumbles into a town and is confronted by the local judge, Matthau. Murphy is forced to remain as the new Marshal; an old flame, Scala, nearly unmasks him by accident, only to be forced to assume the ruse of being Murphy's wife. The "couple" given a house and respectability, which neither has had before. They maintain the charade to avoid hurting a young orphan boy, Matthau's ward. Scala is torn by her loyalty to boyfriend planning to rob the bank and growing feelings for Murphy

Cast

Audie Murphy

Gia Scala

Walter Matthau

Henry Silva

Joanna Moore

Eddie Little

Mary Field

Leo Gordon

Mort Mills

Frank Chase

Bill Walker

Ned Wever

Richard H. Cutting

Rayford Barnes

John Barton

Jimmie Booth

Forrest Burns

Russell Custer

George DeNormand

Clem Fuller

Chuck Hamilton

Sam Harris

Jimmie Horan

Michael Jeffers

Kenner G. Kemp

Jack Lilley

Philo McCullough

Fred McDougall

Paul McGuire

King Mojave

Paul Newlan

Eddie Parker

Kenneth Patterson

Frosty Royce

Cap Somers

Ray Spiker

Bob Steele

Arthur Tovey

Sailor Vincent

Henry Wills

Morgan Woodward