Thunder Road

5/10/19581h 32m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

Overview:

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.

Director:

Arthur Ripley

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

bootlegger
war veteran
car mechanic
hot rod
moonshine
nightclub singer

Cast

Robert Mitchum

~ as ~

Lucas Doolin

Gene Barry

~ as ~

Roy Barrett, Treasury Agent

Jacques Aubuchon

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Carl Kogan

Keely Smith

~ as ~

Francie Wymore

Trevor Bardette

~ as ~

Vernon Doolin

Sandra Knight

~ as ~

Roxanna Ledbetter

James Mitchum

~ as ~

Robin Doolin

Betsy Holt

~ as ~

Mary Barrett

Francis Koon

~ as ~

Sarah Doolin

Randy Sparks

~ as ~

Guitarist

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
"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 much, 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.