Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 4, 2016

When The Crooked Way was released in 1949, one critic gushed that it was “the most blood-thirsty crook melodrama in a long time.” If that ain’t enough of a recommendation for you, well, I just don’t know what. Distributed by United Artists, The Crooked Way stars John Payne as Eddie...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on April 23, 2010

The Crooked Way (1949). Black-and-white film noir. Director; Robert Florey. The film was based on a radio play No Blade Too Sharp. cast: John Payne, Sonny Tufts, Ellen Drew. The film, with a similar plot (a war hero loses his memory stateside) to another film noir Somewhere in the Night,...   read more