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Ride a Crooked Mile

  • 19381938
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  • 1h 10m
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6.8/10
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Leif Erickson, Frances Farmer, and Akim Tamiroff in Ride a Crooked Mile (1938)
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Ride a Crooked Mile is a 1938 American film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Jack Moffitt and Ferdinand Reyher. The film stars Akim Tamiroff, Leif Erickson, Frances Farmer, Lynne O... Read allRide a Crooked Mile is a 1938 American film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Jack Moffitt and Ferdinand Reyher. The film stars Akim Tamiroff, Leif Erickson, Frances Farmer, Lynne Overman, John Miljan and J. M. Kerrigan. The film was released on December 9, 1938, by Para... Read allRide a Crooked Mile is a 1938 American film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Jack Moffitt and Ferdinand Reyher. The film stars Akim Tamiroff, Leif Erickson, Frances Farmer, Lynne Overman, John Miljan and J. M. Kerrigan. The film was released on December 9, 1938, by Paramount Pictures.
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  • Director
    • Alfred E. Green
  • Writers
    • Ferdinand Reyher(original story and screenplay)
    • Jack Moffitt(original story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Akim Tamiroff
    • Leif Erickson
    • Frances Farmer
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  • Director
    • Alfred E. Green
  • Writers
    • Ferdinand Reyher(original story and screenplay)
    • Jack Moffitt(original story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Akim Tamiroff
    • Leif Erickson
    • Frances Farmer
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    • Director
      • Alfred E. Green
    • Writers
      • Ferdinand Reyher(original story and screenplay)
      • Jack Moffitt(original story and screenplay)
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    Ride a Crooked Mile is a 1938 American film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Jack Moffitt and Ferdinand Reyher. The film stars Akim Tamiroff, Leif Erickson, Frances Farmer, Lynne Overman, John Miljan and J. M. Kerrigan. The film was released on December 9, 1938, by Paramount Pictures.
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      One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

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    7/10
    Frances Farmer's only film with husband Leif Erickson
    Another completely peculiar film from Paramount, ostensibly made to capitalize on Akim Tamiroff's growing reputation, but of interest today mostly for the only screen pairing of then-married Frances Farmer and Leif Erickson (billed as Erikson in the film). This film takes the cake plot-wise, dealing with former Cossacks (whatever those are!) who have become cattle rustlers in the USA. Erickson plays the estranged son of Tamiroff, who has to choose between helping his father escape from Leavenworth or pursuing a military career. Farmer, in one of her more interesting screen roles, plays a Russian emigre saloon singer (there must have been a lot of those, don't you think?), doing a credible accent (much like her radio appearance with Errol Flynn in "British Agent"), and singing a wonderful duet in Russian with Leif (who was a professional singer before breaking into movies). The press materials for this film actually spend a lot of time mentioning Farmer's recent stage success with "Golden Boy" (even naming her braided hairstyle "The Golden Girl"), pretty much relegating Erickson and even Tamiroff to the sidelines. A strange, strange motion picture, but indispensable for Farmer fans.
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    • Release date
      • December 9, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Escape from Yesterday
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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