The Crooked Web (1955)

Cast: Frank Lovejoy, Mari Blanchard, Richard Denning, John Mylong, Harry Lauter

Rating: NR

Running Time: 77 min.

Synopsis: In this melodrama, an American soldier finds himself by two private eyes hired by the wealthy German father of the man he wrongly killed eight years ago. The female detective begins working at the killer's drive-in; eventually she seduces him into marrying her. At that point the other private eye appears claiming to be her estranged brother. He gets the couple interested in a scheme whereby they all might split $200,000 in Berlin. The killer goes for the ruse, returns to Germany and finds himself prosecuted for the murder.