A war veteran turned truck driver attempts to avenge the crippling and robbing of his father at the hands of an amoral produce marketer.A war veteran turned truck driver attempts to avenge the crippling and robbing of his father at the hands of an amoral produce marketer.A war veteran turned truck driver attempts to avenge the crippling and robbing of his father at the hands of an amoral produce marketer.
- Awards
- 1 win
Valentina Cortese
- Rica
- (as Valentina Cortesa)
Walter Baldwin
- Officer Riley
- (uncredited)
Robert Bice
- Announcer
- (uncredited)
Howland Chamberlain
- Mr. Faber
- (uncredited)
David Clarke
- Mitch
- (uncredited)
Roy Damron
- Motor Policeman
- (uncredited)
Jules Dassin
- Man in Freight Elevator
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to director Jules Dassin, Jack Oakie was completely deaf by the time of this film. "He caused absolutely no delays," Dassin said.
- GoofsAt the end, when Nick is confronting Mike, he hits Mike's hand with the small hatchet. The head of the hatchet can be seen flying off the end of the handle. However, in subsequent scenes, the head is back on the handle. (correction follows) Nick is holding the hatchet by the head and hits Mike with the butt end, at which time, some unidentified object already on the table bounces into the foreground. At this point, the entire hatchet head can still be seen in Nick's hand.
In the same scene, Mike can be seen nursing his injured, bloodied hand. Later, however, as Nick attacks Mike, there is no sign of blood on Mike's hand.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Fast and the Furious (1954)
Featured review
Another Gem from Jules Dassin
I have stumbled over the works of Jules Dassin only lately, first the atmospheric and gripping "Night and the City" and now "Thieves Highway", something you would certainly label a sociological drama today. Rchard Conte as a guy out on the mission to avenge the death of his brother and the crippling of his father from indirectly the hands of a corrupt fruit market guy. Wonderful acting by all main people, Richard Conte, Lee J Cobb, Millard Mitchell, and the Italian actress who never made it to a status that i can recall her name without checking the credits again... Dire portrait of the fight for existence of the trucker guys, the ways the retailer controls both ends of the supply chain and the mean and dark ways in a big market. Vegetables and fruits may just be a metaphor for something else, you see.... If you can get it on cable or DVD, don't let it pass by.
- NewInMunich
- Sep 2, 2005
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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