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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Richard Conte
Nick Garcos
Known for
The Godfather
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Valentina Cortese
Rica
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Day for Night
Lee J. Cobb
Mike Figlia
Known for
12 Angry Men
The Exorcist
Barbara Lawrence
Polly Faber
Known for
Unfaithfully Yours
A Letter to Three Wives
Jack Oakie
Slob
Known for
The Great Dictator
Lover Come Back
Millard Mitchell
Ed Kinney
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
The Gunfighter
Joseph Pevney
Pete
Known for
Body and Soul
The Street with No Name
Morris Carnovsky
Yanko Garcos
Known for
Gun Crazy
Dead Reckoning
Tamara Shayne
Parthena Garcos
Known for
Mr. Arkadin
Kasia Orzazewski
Mrs. Polansky
Known for
Call Northside 777
Norbert Schiller
Mr. Polansky
Known for
The Thing from Another World
Morituri
Hope Emerson
Midge
Known for
Adam's Rib
Westward the Women
Jules Dassin Director · A.I. Bezzerides Screenplay Alfred Newman Composer
Worldwide gross $1.5M · United States release September 20, 1949 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,500,000
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · September 20, 1949
Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
United States
September 23, 1949 · Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
October 10, 1949 · Theatrical
Germany
December 19, 1950 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 6, 2012 · Physical · DVD
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