There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
19702hr 3min

Step into the wild west with "There Was a Crooked Man..." where Paris Pitman, Jr., a cunning inmate with a silver tongue, finds himself in a high-stakes game of wits and deception. Behind bars lies a fortune waiting to be reclaimed, and Pitman will stop at nothing to secure his prize. But when the new warden, Woodward Lopeman, enters the scene with his own agenda, the stage is set for a thrilling showdown.

As alliances shift and secrets unravel, the line between friend and foe blurs in this gripping tale of betrayal and redemption. With $500,000 at stake and the Arizona desert as their battleground, Pitman and Lopeman must outmaneuver each other in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Will Pitman's charm be his greatest weapon, or will Lopeman's cunning prove to be the ultimate twist in this riveting Western saga? Experience the ultimate showdown in "There Was a Crooked Man..." and prepare to be captivated until the final, unpredictable moment.

Cast

Kirk Douglas

Paris Pitman, Jr.

Kirk Douglas

Lee Grant

Mrs. Bullard

Lee Grant

Henry Fonda

Woodward W. Lopeman

Henry Fonda

Victor French

Whiskey

Victor French

Barbara Rhoades

Miss Jessie Brundidge

Barbara Rhoades

Burgess Meredith

The Missouri Kid

Burgess Meredith

Byron Foulger

Member of Town Council

Byron Foulger

Alan Hale Jr.

Tobaccy

Alan Hale Jr.

Ann Doran

Mrs. Lomax

Ann Doran

Henry Kingi

Rioting Prisoner

Henry Kingi

Warren Oates

Floyd Moon

Warren Oates

Arthur O'Connell

Mr. Lomax

Arthur O'Connell

Hume Cronyn

Dudley Whinner

Hume Cronyn

Bert Freed

Skinner

Bert Freed

Gene Evans

Col Wolff

Gene Evans

John Randolph

Cyrus McNutt

John Randolph

Jeanne Cooper

Prostitute

Jeanne Cooper

Bob Herron

Pamela Hensley

John McCook

J. Edward McKinley

The Governor

J. Edward McKinley

James Seay

Aide to Lieutenant Governor

James Seay

Paul Newlan

Unnamed Role

Paul Newlan

Michael Blodgett

Coy Cavendish

Michael Blodgett

Napoleon Whiting

Lomax Servant

Napoleon Whiting

Larry D. Mann

Norman Leavitt

Prisoner

Norman Leavitt

Harry Caesar

Rioting Prisoner

Harry Caesar

David Cadiente

Rioting Prisoner

David Cadiente

Guy Wilkerson

Prisoner in Solitary

Guy Wilkerson

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