Thunder Road

Thunder Road

1h 32m 1958 Crime, Action, Thriller United States of America
Budget: - Revenue: -

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.

Director

Arthur Ripley

Writer

Robert Mitchum, James Atlee Phillips, Walter Wise