''Ride a Crooked Mile'' is a 1938 American

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film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by

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and Ferdinand Reyher. The film stars

Akim Tamiroff Akim Mikhailovich Tamiroff, russian: Аким Михайлович Тамиров (born Hovakim Tamiryants; October 29, 1899 – September 17, 1972) was an Armenian-American actor of film, stage, and television. One of the premier character act ...

, Leif Erickson,

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and J. M. Kerrigan. The film was released on December 9, 1938, by

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Plot

Cast

as Mike Balan * Leif Erickson as Johnny Simpkins *

as Trina *

as Oklahoma *

as Lt. Col. Stuart * J. M. Kerrigan as Sgt. Flynn *

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as Glinka *

Genia Nikolaieva Genia Nikolajewa (1904–2001) was a Russian-born German actress who made films in several countries, notably in Germany where she appeared in films such as Robert Siodmak's 1932 comedy '' Quick''Alpi p.345 in a succession of supporting or minor r ...

as Marie Simpkins *Wade Crosby as George Rotz *

Robert Gleckler Robert Gleckler (January 11, 1887 – February 25, 1939) was an American film and stage actor who appeared in nearly 60 movies between 1927 until his death in 1939. He was cast for the role of Jonas Wilkerson, overseer of the slaves at Tara in ...

as Warden *

Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva (June 30, 1905 – September 9, 1966) was an American actor of Portuguese descent. He is most famous for his recurring role of Teo Gonzales the innkeeper in Walt Disney's Spanish Western series ''Zorro'' and its feature film ''The ...

as Leroyd *Archie Twitchell as Byrd *

Steve Pendleton Steve Pendleton (September 16, 1908 – October 3, 1984) was an American film and television actor. He also went by Gaylord Pendleton as a Broadway performer. He was in more than 220 different films and television episodes. Pendleton appeare ...

as Bilks *Fred Kohler Jr. as Cpl. Bresline *

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as Cashier

References

External links

* 1938 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Alfred E. Green Paramount Pictures films American Western (genre) films 1938 Western (genre) films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1930s-Western-film-stub