Thieves' Highway
Thieves' Highway
Release: 1949-09-20
·Runtime: 94m
·★ 7.2
Drama
Crime
Thriller
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Trailers & Videos
Cast
George Tyne
as Charles (uncredited)
Jack Oakie
as Slob
Morris Carnovsky
as Yanko Garcos
David Clarke
as Mitch (uncredited)
Irene Tedrow
as Mrs. Faber (uncredited)
Barbara Lawrence
as Polly Faber
Ann Morrison
as Mable (uncredited)
James Nolan
as Smaller Cop at Roadside Bar (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
as Taller Cop at Roadside Bar (uncredited)
Edwin Max
as Dave (uncredited)
Percy Helton
as Roadside Bar Manager (uncredited)
Joseph Pevney
as Pete
Norbert Schiller
as Mr. Polansky
Robert Bice
as Announcer (uncredited)
David Opatoshu
as Frenchy (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Kasia Orzazewski
as Mrs. Polansky
Hope Emerson
as Midge
Jules Dassin
as Man in Freight Elevator (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
as Officer Riley (uncredited)
Richard Conte
as Nick Garcos
Valentina Cortese
as Rica
Millard Mitchell
as Ed Kinney
Tamara Shayne
as Parthena Garcos
Howland Chamberlain
as Mr. Faber (uncredited)
Ted Jordan
as State Highway Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Kreig
as Clerk (uncredited)
John Merton
as State Highway Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Richards
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
as Fifth (uncredited)
Lee J. Cobb
as Mike Figlia
