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Thieves' Highway (1949)
Directed by Jules Dassin
Most recently watched by sleestakk
Overview
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.
Length 94 minutes
Actors
Richard Conte | Valentina Cortese | Lee J. Cobb | Barbara Lawrence | Jack Oakie | Millard Mitchell | Joseph Pevney | Morris Carnovsky | Tamara Shayne | Kasia Orzazewski | Norbert Schiller | Hope Emerson | Percy Helton | Walter Baldwin | Robert Bice | Howland Chamberlain | David Clarke | Roy Damron | Jules Dassin | Al Eben | Robert Foulk | Joe Haworth | Ted Jordan | Frank Kreig | Saul Martell | Edwin Max | John Merton | Ann Morrison | James Nolan | David Opatoshu | Frank Richards | Maurice Samuels | Mario Siletti | Irene Tedrow | George Tyne | Dick Wessel | Harry Wilson