The Crooked Way

A war veteran struggling to recall his past life faces a deadly quest for identity in "The Crooked Way", a gritty 1949 film noir that hurtles along as a tense melodrama. Following a head wound in combat, Eddie Rice (John Payne) returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital, seeking answers about his life and family - only to find himself entangled in a web of crime and deceit. With no medical cure for his permanent amnesia, Eddie must navigate treacherous underworlds and confront his own troubled past, all while being framed for murder by ruthless crime boss Vince Alexander (Sonny Tufts).