Paris Pitman, Jr. — There Was a Crooked Man... Character Profile

About Paris Pitman, Jr.

The mastermind of a $500,000 ranch robbery. Convicted and sentenced to ten years in an Arizona penitentiary, he manipulates fellow inmates for a prison break, incites a riot disguised as a construction project, and flees to retrieve his hidden loot, only to be killed by a rattlesnake bite.

Paris Pitman, Jr. — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Kirk Douglas

Appears in

There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Paris Pitman, Jr. — Power Related — Warden LeGoff (Martin Gabel)

  LeGoff exploits Pitman for a share of the stolen money.

• Paris Pitman, Jr. — Social Related — The Missouri Kid (Burgess Meredith)

  They share a prison cell and serve time together.

• Paris Pitman, Jr. — Conflict Robber — Mr. Lomax (Arthur O'Connell)

  Pitman is the violent robber who steals Lomax's fortune.

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