There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

Of All the Crooked Men in All the Crooked West One of Them Was the Best!

1970•2h 3m•6.8/10

Western

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(138)

A charming but ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison, where he enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Paris Pitman, Jr.

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Woodward W. Lopeman

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Dudley Whinner

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Floyd Moon

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

The Missouri Kid

John Randolph

John Randolph

Cyrus McNutt

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Mrs. Bullard

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Mr. Lomax

Martin Gabel

Martin Gabel

Warden LeGoff

Michael Blodgett

Michael Blodgett

Coy Cavendish

C.K. Yang

C.K. Yang

Ah-Ping

Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

Tobaccy

Victor French

Victor French

Whiskey

Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

Madam

Bert Freed

Bert Freed

Skinner

Jeanne Cooper

Jeanne Cooper

Prostitute

Barbara Rhoades

Barbara Rhoades

Miss Jessie Brundidge

Gene Evans

Gene Evans

Col Wolff

Pamela Hensley

Pamela Hensley

Edwina

J. Edward McKinley

The Governor

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