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THIEVES HIGHWAY

[1949]

DIRECTED BY: Jules Dassin

RELEASE DATE: 13.03.2006

STARRING:

  • Barbara Lawrence
  • Hope Emerson
  • Jack Oakie
  • Joseph Pevney
  • Kasia Orzazewski
  • Lee J. Cobb
  • Millard Mitchell
  • Morris Carnovsky
  • Norbert Schiller
  • Richard Conte
  • Tamara Shayne
  • Valentina Cortese
Synopsis

Former G.I. Nick Garcos (Richard Conte) is a tyro trucker bent on satisfaction from the man responsible for crippling his father: ruthless market operator Mike Figlia (Lee J. Cobb). Along the way he is seduced by siren Rica (Valentina Cortesa) and drawn into the San Francisco produce racket, landing him in a web of treachery and heartbreak...

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Trivia

According to director Jules Dassin, 'Jack Okie' was completely deaf by the time of this film. "He caused absolutely no delays," Dassin said.

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