There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...(1970)

"Of All the Crooked Men in All the Crooked West One of Them Was the Best!"

6.8/10
132 votes
123 minSeptember 18, 1970

Overview

Arizona Territorial Prison inmate Paris Pitman, Jr. is a schemer, a charmer, and quite popular among his fellow convicts — especially with $500,000 in stolen loot hidden away and a plan to escape and recover it. New warden Woodward Lopeman has other ideas about Pitman. Each man will have the tables turned on him.

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Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Paris Pitman, Jr.

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Woodward W. Lopeman

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Dudley Whinner

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Floyd Moon

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

The Missouri Kid

John Randolph

John Randolph

Cyrus McNutt

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Mrs. Bullard

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Mr. Lomax

Martin Gabel

Martin Gabel

Warden LeGoff

Michael Blodgett

Michael Blodgett

Coy Cavendish

C.K. Yang

C.K. Yang

Ah-Ping

Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

Tobaccy

Victor French

Victor French

Whiskey

Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

Madam

Bert Freed

Bert Freed

Skinner

Jeanne Cooper

Jeanne Cooper

Prostitute

Barbara Rhoades

Barbara Rhoades

Miss Jessie Brundidge

Gene Evans

Gene Evans

Col Wolff

Pamela Hensley

Pamela Hensley

Edwina

J. Edward McKinley

J. Edward McKinley

The Governor

Karl Lukas

Karl Lukas

Otis

Larry D. Mann

Larry D. Mann

Harry

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Mrs. Lomax

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Paul Prokop

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Bart Burns

Dr. Loomis

E.J. André

E.J. André

Judge

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David Armstrong

Prisoner

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Bob Bennett

Bartender

Bill Borzage

Bill Borzage

Prisoner

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Danny Borzage

Prisoner

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Buff Brady

Nolan

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David Cadiente

Rioting Prisoner

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Vincente Cadiente

Riot Guard

Harry Caesar

Harry Caesar

Rioting Prisoner

Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

Cook

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James J. Casino

Prisoner

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Donald Chaffin

Prisoner

Al Checco

Al Checco

Wheatley

Robert Cleaves

Robert Cleaves

Grizzard

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John Davey

Riot Guard

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Barbara Eaton

Girl

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Duke Fishman

Prisoner

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Member of Town Council

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Bruce Garrick

Lomax Kid

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Lars Hensen

Prisoner

Bob Herron

Bob Herron

Oran

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George Hickman

Church Member

Harry Holcombe

Harry Holcombe

Hammond

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Clyde Howdy

U.S. Marshal

Michael Jeffers

Michael Jeffers

Church Member

Henry Kingi

Henry Kingi

Rioting Prisoner

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Ron Kinwald

Rioting Prisoner

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Monty Laird

Rioting Prisoner

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Jacquelyn Landrum

Girl

John Lawrence

John Lawrence

Jones

Norman Leavitt

Norman Leavitt

Prisoner

Ian McLean

Ian McLean

Cavalry Man

John McCook

John McCook

Deputy

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Hobbs

Paul Newlan

Paul Newlan

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Terry L. Nichols

Tower Guard

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Carol Nicholson

Lomax Girl

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Gerry Okuneff

Riot Guard

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Renee Paul

Girl

Jack Perkins

Jack Perkins

Prisoner

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Red Perkins

Guard

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Bill Peterson

Gordon Hartley

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Mel Pittenger

Cavalry Man

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Roberta Randall

Girl

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Clark Ross

Church Member

James Seay

James Seay

Aide to Lieutenant Governor

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Vincent St. Cyr

Apache Prisoner

Ron Stein

Ron Stein

Prisoner

Kelly Thordsen

Kelly Thordsen

Edwina's Father

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George Tracy

Prisoner

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Rick Traeger

Peddler

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Jesse Wayne

Prisoner

Napoleon Whiting

Napoleon Whiting

Lomax Servant

Guy Wilkerson

Guy Wilkerson

Prisoner in Solitary

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Ilona Wilson

Girl

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Will Wyler

Rioting Prisoner

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