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
Morris Carnovsky
as Yanko Garcos
Kasia Orzazewski
as Mrs. Polansky
David Clarke
as Mitch (uncredited)
Frank Kreig
as Clerk (uncredited)
James Nolan
as Smaller Cop at Roadside Bar (uncredited)
George Tyne
as Charles (uncredited)
Millard Mitchell
as Ed Kinney
John Merton
as State Highway Policeman (uncredited)
Ann Morrison
as Mable (uncredited)
Hope Emerson
as Midge
Jack Oakie
as Slob
Tamara Shayne
as Parthena Garcos
Ted Jordan
as State Highway Policeman (uncredited)
Edwin Max
as Dave (uncredited)
David Opatoshu
as Frenchy (uncredited)
Irene Tedrow
as Mrs. Faber (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Howland Chamberlain
as Mr. Faber (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
as Taller Cop at Roadside Bar (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
as Fifth (uncredited)
Joseph Pevney
as Pete
Lee J. Cobb
as Mike Figlia
Barbara Lawrence
as Polly Faber
Robert Bice
as Announcer (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
as Officer Riley (uncredited)
Richard Conte
as Nick Garcos
Valentina Cortese
as Rica
Norbert Schiller
as Mr. Polansky
Frank Richards
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Percy Helton
as Roadside Bar Manager (uncredited)
Jules Dassin
as Man in Freight Elevator (uncredited)
