Thieves' Highway
Richard Conte is a G.I. returning from WWII with plans to marry his sweetheart; instead he finds his trucker father has been crippled by a rival company and he is soon embroiled in an attempt to expose them, going undercover as a trucker himself. As he is drawn more and more into the seedy criminal underworld and the plot twists and turns can he maintain his integrity in this ripping film noir.
Year: 1949
Genre: Drama, Classic Drama, Classic Film Noir, Classic Cinema
Country: USA
Director: Jules Dassin
Starring: Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, Millard Mitchell
Duration: 90 Minutes
Rating: M - Adult themes.
7.7/10
Location in store: Classic Noir
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