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.
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
Percy Helton
Roadside Bar Manager (uncredited)
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)
Al Eben
Newman (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
Taller Cop at Roadside Bar (uncredited)
Joe Haworth
Inspector (uncredited)
Ted Jordan
State Highway Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Kreig
Clerk (uncredited)
Director
Images
Recommended
They Drive by Night
Stranger on the Third Floor
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
The Enforcer
The Grifters
The Unforgivable
The Public Eye
House by the River
The Verdict
M
Out of Exile
Underworld U.S.A.
King Ivory
Point Blank
White Line Fever
Suburbicon
More like this
My Dear Detective
Silver Screen Suicide
Whistle Stop
The Big Bluff
The Lost Coast
The Violent Years
Last Night in Urbana
Blood Drive
Two Forty-Six
Canon City
The Second Woman
Cry Wolf
The Green Glove
The Cobra Strikes
The Truth About Bebe Donge
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Movie & TV metadata from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.