Thunder Road
More Savage Than The Tommy-Gun Massacre of the Roaring Twenties...TODAY'S BILLION-DOLLAR WHISKEY WAR!
1958 · 1h 32m · Approved
Action, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Arthur Ripley
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Thunder Road
Overview
Unrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin makes dangerous high-speed deliveries for his liquor-producing father, Vernon, but won't let his younger brother Robin join the family business. Under pressure from both out-of-town gangster Kogan, who wants a piece of the local action, and Treasury agent Barrett, who wants to destroy the moonshine business, Luke fights for his fast-fading way of life.
Director and cast
- Arthur Ripley Director
- Robert Mitchum as Lucas Doolin
- Gene Barry as Roy Barrett, Treasury Agent
- Jacques Aubuchon as 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 Cast
- Randy Sparks Cast
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