Drive a Crooked Road
Drive a Crooked Road is a 1954 American crime film noir directed by Richard Quine and starring Mickey Rooney and Dianne Foster.[1] The drama's screenplay was written by Blake Edwards and Richard Quine from "The Wheel Man", a story by Canadian James Benson Nablo.
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Quine |
| Produced by | Jonie Taps |
| Screenplay by | Blake Edwards Richard Quine |
| Story by | James Benson Nablo |
| Starring | Mickey Rooney Dianne Foster |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| Edited by | Jerome Thoms |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Mechanic and race car driver Eddie Shannon is chosen by two bank robbers to help them with a heist. The heist requires a driver with considerable driving skills to complete the task. To bait the driver into the dangerous scheme, one of the robbers uses his girlfriend, Barbara Mathews, to help persuade the honest young man to assist with the crime.
Cast
- Mickey Rooney as Eddie Shannon
- Dianne Foster as Barbara Mathews
- Kevin McCarthy as Steve Norris
- Jack Kelly as Harold Baker
- Harry Landers as Ralph
- Jerry Paris as Phil
- Paul Picerni as Carl
- Dick Crockett as Don
Critical reception
TV Guide called the film "A crisply done film noir with Rooney taken in by the universal emotional state that was at the root of many noir heroes' problems, loneliness."[2]
References
- Drive a Crooked Road on IMDb.
- TV Guide. Film review. Last accessed: November 19, 2009.
External links
- Drive a Crooked Road at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Drive a Crooked Road on IMDb
- Drive a Crooked Road at AllMovie
- Drive a Crooked Road at the TCM Movie Database
- Drive a Crooked Road informational site and DVD review at DVD Beaver (includes images)