bootlegger,war veteran,car mechanic,hot rod,moonshine,nightclub singer

Thunder Road (1958)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Arthur Ripley
  • Profile picture of Robert Mitchum
    Lucas Doolin Robert Mitchum
  • Profile picture of Gene Barry
    Roy Barrett, Treasury Agent Gene Barry
  • Profile picture of Jacques Aubuchon
    Carl Kogan Jacques Aubuchon
  • Profile picture of Keely Smith
    Francie Wymore Keely Smith
  • Profile picture of Trevor Bardette
    Vernon Doolin Trevor Bardette
  • Profile picture of Sandra Knight
    Roxanna Ledbetter Sandra Knight
  • Profile picture of James Mitchum
    Robin Doolin James Mitchum
  • Profile picture of Mitchell Ryan
    Jed Moultrie Mitchell Ryan

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Keywords

  • bootlegger
  • war veteran
  • car mechanic
  • hot rod
  • moonshine
  • nightclub singer