Thieves' Highway (1949)
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What it’s about
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
