Thunder Road

Thunder Road (1958)

More Savage Than The Tommy-Gun Massacre of the Roaring Twenties...TODAY'S BILLION-DOLLAR WHISKEY WAR!

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.

Date of release
1958-05-10
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (62)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Crime, Action, Thriller
Director
Arthur Ripley

Casting

  • Robert Mitchum — Lucas Doolin
  • Gene Barry — Troy Barrett
  • Jacques Aubuchon — Carl Kogan
  • Keely Smith — Francie Wymore
  • Trevor Bardette — Vernon Doolin
  • Sandra Knight — Roxanna Ledbetter
  • James Mitchum — Robin Doolin
  • Betsy Holt — Mary Barrett (uncredited)
  • Francis Koon — Sarah Doolin (uncredited)
  • Randy Sparks — Guitarist (uncredited)
  • Mitchell Ryan — Jed 'Jess' Moultrie (uncredited)
  • Peter Breck — Stacey Gouge (uncredited)

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