The Last Crooked Mile
{{short description|1946 film by Philip Ford}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Last Crooked Mile
| image = The Last Crooked Mile poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Philip Ford
| producer = Rudolph E. Abel (associate producer)
| screenplay = Jerry Sackheim
Jerome Gruskin (additional dialogue)
| starring = Don "Red" Barry
Ann Savage
Adele Mara
Tom Powers
Sheldon Leonard
Nestor Paiva
| music = Joseph Dubin
| cinematography = Alfred S. Keller
| editing = William P. Thompson
| studio = Republic Pictures
| distributor = Republic Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1946|8|9}}
| runtime = 67 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
The Last Crooked Mile is a 1946 American crime film directed by Philip Ford and written by Jerry Sackheim and Jerome Gruskin. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Ann Savage, Adele Mara, Tom Powers, Sheldon Leonard and Nestor Paiva. The film was released on August 9, 1946, by Republic Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/80822/the-last-crooked-mile |title=The Last Crooked Mile (1946) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2015-11-18}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/98689/The-Last-Crooked-Mile/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119083628/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/98689/The-Last-Crooked-Mile/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-11-19 |title=The-Last-Crooked-Mile - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |author=Hal Erickson |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2015 |accessdate=2015-11-18}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=24851 |title=The Last Crooked Mile |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-18}}
Plot
After a bank robbery, the loot disappears and is sought after by an insurance investigator, the police and the surviving robbers.
==Cast==
- Don "Red" Barry as Tom Dwyer
- Ann Savage as Sheila Kennedy
- Adele Mara as Bonnie
- Tom Powers as Floyd Sorelson
- Sheldon Leonard as Ed 'Wires' MacGuire
- Nestor Paiva as Ferrara
- Harry Shannon as Police Lt. Blake
- Ben Welden as Haynes
- John Miljan as Police Lt. Mayrin
- Charles D. Brown as Dietrich
- John Dehner as Jarvis
- Anthony Caruso as Charlie
- The Seven Pods of Pepper as Singing Group
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0038683|The Last Crooked Mile}}
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Category:Republic Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Philip Ford
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:English-language crime films
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