After robbing a bank Murphy assumes the identity of his pursuer, a famous US Marshal, when he stumbles into a town and is confronted by the local judge, Matthau. Murphy is forced to remain as the new Marshal; an old flame, Scala, nearly unmasks him by accident, only to be forced to assume the ruse of being Murphy's wife. The "couple" given a house and respectability, which neither has had before. They maintain the charade to avoid hurting a young orphan boy, Matthau's ward. Scala is torn by her loyalty to boyfriend planning to rob the bank and growing feelings for Murphy
Unfortunately the movie Ride a Crooked Trail is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Jesse Hibbs | Director |
| Writing | Borden Chase | Screenplay |
| Writing | George Bruce | Story |
| Production | Howard Pine | Producer |
| Camera | Harold Lipstein | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Edward Curtiss | Editor |
| Art | Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Art | Bill Newberry | Art Direction |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ray Jeffers | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Sound | Don McKay | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | William Holland | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Joseph Gershenson | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Thomas | Costume Design |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |
