Thieves' Highway (1949)
Nick Garcos comes back from his tour of duty in World War II planning to settle down with his girlfriend, Polly Faber. He learns, however, that his father was recently beaten and burglarized by mob-connected trucker Mike Figlia, and Nick resolves to get even. He partners with prostitute Rica, and together they go after Mike, all the while getting pulled further into the local crime underworld.
Thieves' HighwayDrama, Crime, Thriller
Cast
- Richard Conte — Nick Garcos
- Valentina Cortese — Rica
- Lee J. Cobb — Mike Figlia
- Barbara Lawrence — Polly Faber
- Jack Oakie — Slob
- Millard Mitchell — Ed Kinney
- Joseph Pevney — Pete
- Morris Carnovsky — Yanko Garcos
- Tamara Shayne — Parthena Garcos
- Kasia Orzazewski — Mrs. Polansky
- Norbert Schiller — Mr. Polansky
- Hope Emerson — Midge
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