
The Crooked Way(1949)
A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital hoping to learn who he is and discovers his criminal past.


“Somewhere in his mind!”
George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a three year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.

John Hodiak
George W. Taylor

Nancy Guild
Christy Smith

Lloyd Nolan
Police Lt. Donald Kendall

Richard Conte
Mel Phillips

Josephine Hutchinson
Elizabeth Conroy

Fritz Kortner
Anzelmo aka Dr. Oracle

Margo Woode
Phyllis

Sheldon Leonard
Sam
Lou Nova
Hubert

Whit Bissell
John (uncredited)
Somewhere in the Night is a mystery, thriller, crime film released in 1946 exploring themes of amnesia, war veteran, gangster, film noir, los angeles, california, post world war ii. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, it stars John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan. George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a three year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.
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