Thieves' Highway
  • Title: Thieves' Highway
  • Original Title: Thieves' Highway
  • Release Date: 20/09/1949
  • Tagline: You Need a Friend, Strong Man, - And I'm Friendly!
  • Duration:94 Min / 01:34
  • Country:US
  • Genre:DramaCrimeThriller

About Film

Nick Garcos comes back from his tour of duty in World War II planning to settle down with his girlfriend, Polly Faber. He learns, however, that his father was recently beaten and burglarized by mob-connected trucker Mike Figlia, and Nick resolves to get even. He partners with prostitute Rica, and together they go after Mike, all the while getting pulled further into the local crime underworld.

Movie Rating: 7.26

Total Votes: 106

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John Chard
John Chard
7.5/10
Everyone likes apples - Except doctors. Thieves' Highway is directed by Jules Dassin and adapted to screenplay by A. I. Bezzerides from his own novel Thieves' Market. It stars Richard Conte, Valentine Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie and Millard Mitchell. Music is by Alfred Newman and cinematography by Norbert Brodine. A...
Geronimo1967
Geronimo1967
7/10
I think this might be the best effort I've seen from Richard Conte as his "Nick" character comes back from the war eager to pick up his life again with his father and girlfriend "Polly" (Barbara Lawrence). The problem is that in his absence, his dad has had an accident that's robbed him of the use of his legs and given he was a truck driver, his...