The Last Crooked Mile

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The Last Crooked Mile
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Philip Ford
Screenplay byJerry Sackheim
Jerome Gruskin (additional dialogue)
Produced by Rudolph E. Abel (associate producer)
Starring Don "Red" Barry
Ann Savage
Adele Mara
Tom Powers
Sheldon Leonard
Nestor Paiva
CinematographyAlfred S. Keller
Edited byWilliam P. Thompson
Music by Joseph Dubin
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • August 9, 1946 (1946-08-09)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

After a bank robbery, the loot disappears and is sought after by an insurance investigator, the police and the surviving robbers.

Cast

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