Thunder Road
More Savage Than The Tommy-Gun Massacre of the Roaring Twenties...TODAY'S BILLION-DOLLAR WHISKEY WAR!
1958 | 92m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Arthur Ripley |
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| Writer: | Robert Mitchum, James Atlee Phillips, Walter Wise |
| Staring: |
| Unrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin (Robert Mitchum) makes dangerous high-speed deliveries for his liquor-producing father, Vernon (Trevor Bardette), but won't let his younger brother Robin (James Mitchum) join the family business. Under pressure from both out-of-town gangster Kogan (Jacques Aubuchon), who wants a piece of the local action, and Treasury agent Barrett (Gene Barry), who wants to destroy the moonshine business, Luke fights for his fast-fading way of life. | |
| Release Date: | May 10, 1958 |
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| Director: | Arthur Ripley |
| Writer: | Robert Mitchum, James Atlee Phillips, Walter Wise |
| Genres: | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | car mechanic, nightclub singer, bootlegger, hot rod, war veteran, moonshine |
| Production Companies | D.R.M. Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Mitchum | Lucas Doolin |
| Gene Barry | Roy Barrett, Treasury Agent |
| Jacques Aubuchon | Carl Kogan |
| Keely Smith | Francie Wymore |
| Trevor Bardette | Vernon Doolin |
| Sandra Knight | Roxanna Ledbetter |
| James Mitchum | Robin Doolin |
| Betsy Holt | Mary Barrett |
| Francis Koon | Sarah Doolin |
| Randy Sparks | Guitarist |
| Mitchell Ryan | Jed Moultrie |
| Peter Breck | Stacey Gouge |
| Peter Hornsby | Lucky - Kogan's Henchman |
| Jerry Hardin | Niles Penland |
| Robert Porterfield | Preacher |
| Charles Elledge | |
| Christopher Mitchum | |
| Jack Perry | |
| Dale Van Sickel |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Arthur Ripley | Director |
| Robert Mitchum | Story |
| James Atlee Phillips | Screenplay |
| Walter Wise | Screenplay |
| Jack Marshall | Original Music Composer |
| David Ettenson | Director of Photography |
| Alan Stensvold | Director of Photography |
| Harry Marker | Editor |
| Carlie Taylor | Makeup Artist |
| Oscar Rodriguez | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Mitchum | Producer |
| Arthur Ripley | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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"Doolin" (Robert Mitchum) returns from war to find a city hoodlum "Kogan" (Jacques Aubuchon) trying to muscle in on their family moonshine business. His return also doesn't go unnoticed by the local police (Gene Barry) and so he hasn't his problems to seek. Though the story here isn't really up to m ... uch, the film has a distinctly stylish look to it. Mitchum looks at ease with the part - and it's strange the scenes he shares with real-life son "James" (playing his younger brother "Rob" here) as the youngster determines he wants to help his hard-nosed sibling out. Loads of driving means loads of cars, dark country roads and moody photography as the ninety minutes progresses along fairly predicable lines to quite a fitting conclusion. Both Mitchum's here exude a coolness that adds spice to this and though it's still not a film you will remember for the plot, it's one you might recall for considering just how we all might have felt when young and hormonal with a denim jacket and a cigarette.