

Thieves' Highway
You Need a Friend, Strong Man, - And I'm Friendly!
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.
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- English
- san francisco, california
- film noir
- truck driver
- produce
- truck crash
- apple picking
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United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)Los Angeles, California20 Sept 1949
- Theatrical (limited)New York City, New York23 Sept 1949
- Theatrical10 Oct 1949
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1619 Dec 1950
NetherlandsNL
- Physical12DVD6 Apr 2012
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Thieves' Highway was released on 20 September 1949.
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2- J7.5/10
John Chard
9/26/2014
Everyone likes apples - Except doctors. Thieves' Highway is directed by Jules Dassin and adapted to screenplay by A. I. Bezzerides from his own novel Thieves' Market. It stars Richard Conte, Valentine Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie and Millard Mitchell. Music is by Alfred Newman and cinematography by Norbert Brodine. A war-veteran returns to the family home to find his father has been left w…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
1/7/2025
I think this might be the best effort I've seen from Richard Conte as his "Nick" character comes back from the war eager to pick up his life again with his father and girlfriend "Polly" (Barbara Lawrence). The problem is that in his absence, his dad has had an accident that's robbed him of the use of his legs and given he was a truck driver, his livelihood too. "Yanko" (Morris Carnovsky) explains that he was cheated …
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