It’s easy to imagine this guy giving speeches; he could probably convince a coyote to give up a chicken. There Was a Crooked Man... was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and written by David Newman and Robert Benton. The film features Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Hume Cronyn, Warren Oates, Burgess Meredith, John Randolph, and Michael Blodgett. Charles Strouse composed the music, and Harry Stradling Jr. handled the ci…