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Army intelligence is unable to fill this void, as all they know about his past is that he enlisted in Los Angeles. Doctors tell him that no medical cure exists for his condition, but suggest that returning to L.A. might allow him to run into people who know him and might help fill in the blanks. Rice does so, and promptly runs into some folks who recognize him. However, they know him as Eddie Riccardi, a dangerous gangster gone missing, whose past record generates mistrust both among the police and all those who formerly knew him. A woman, Nina Martin, appears to help him, but instead turns him over to ruthless crime boss Vince Alexander (Sonny Tufts), who was betrayed by Eddie before leaving town, and is now out for revenge. FYI: The television in Nina's house is a 1949 Philco model 49-1040. The suggested retail price for the set was around $375, which equates to nearly $5,000 in 2024. Vince Alexander (Sonny Tufts) drives a 1947 Cadillac Series 62 convertible; Nina Martin (Ellen Drew) drives a 1949 Ford Custom convertible coupe. The Letterman Army Hospital, where Dr. Kemble works, was established around 1898 and decommissioned in 1994. In World War II, it was an important hospital for treating sick and wounded soldiers from the Pacific Theater. In 1945 alone, the Hospital treated more than 73,000 patients. The building was demolished in 2002, and Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC now operates the Letterman Digital Arts Center on the site.",1722257149,520,{"channelId":20,"sourceId":43,"id":43,"title":44,"description":45,"size":46,"addedAt":47,"year":6,"downloads":48,"type":20,"channelName":27},"thecrookedway1949","The Crooked Way (1949) John Payne, Sonny Tufts, Ellen Drew","The Crooked Way is a 1949 film noir crime film directed by Robert Florey. The film was based on a radio play No Blade Too Sharp and features John Payne, Sonny Tufts, Ellen Drew and others. 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