Movie
Thunder Road
Overview
Unrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin makes dangerous high-speed deliveries for his liquor-producing father, Vernon, but won't let his younger brother Robin join the family business. Under pressure from both out-of-town gangster Kogan, who wants a piece of the local action, and Treasury agent Barrett, who wants to destroy the moonshine business, Luke fights for his fast-fading way of life.
Details
- Release date
- 1958-05-10
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Crime, Action, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- D.R.M. Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Lucas Doolin
- Gene Barry as Troy Barrett
- Jacques Aubuchon as Carl Kogan
- Keely Smith as Francie Wymore
- Trevor Bardette as Vernon Doolin
- Sandra Knight as Roxanna Ledbetter
- James Mitchum as Robin Doolin
- Betsy Holt as Mary Barrett (uncredited)
- Francis Koon as Sarah Doolin (uncredited)
- Randy Sparks as Guitarist (uncredited)
- Mitchell Ryan as Jed 'Jess' Moultrie (uncredited)
- Peter Breck as Stacey Gouge (uncredited)
Crew
- Arthur Ripley - Director
- James Atlee Phillips - Screenplay
- Walter Wise - Screenplay
- Robert Mitchum - Story
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