Thunder Road (1958)
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.
- Released
- 1958-05-10
- Genres
- Crime, Action, Thriller
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Arthur Ripley, James Atlee Phillips, Walter Wise
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 from 62 votes
Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Lucas Doolin
- Gene Barry as Troy Barrett
- 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 (uncredited)
- Francis Koon as Sarah Doolin (uncredited)
- Randy Sparks as Guitarist (uncredited)
- Mitchell Ryan as Jed 'Jess' Moultrie (uncredited)
- Peter Breck as Stacey Gouge (uncredited)