Thriller ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1948 · 1h 35m

Road House

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Director
Jean Negulesco
Cast
Ida Lupino as Lily Stevens Cornel Wilde as Pete Morgan Celeste Holm as Susie Smith Richard Widmark as Jefferson T. 'Jefty' Robbins O.Z. Whitehead as Arthur Robert Karnes as Mike
Crew
Joseph LaShelle — Director of Photography James B. Clark — Editor Cyril J. Mockridge — Original Music Composer Edward Chodorov — Screenplay Margaret Gruen — Story Oscar Saul — Story
Tagline

There's nothing like a woman to come between men!

Synopsis

A night club owner becomes infatuated with a torch singer and frames his best friend/manager for embezzlement when the chanteuse falls in love with him.

Mood & Themes
bowlingnightclubroadhousesingerfilm noirframed for a crimebowling alley
Key Collaborators
Jean Negulesco Director Joseph LaShelle Director of Photography James B. Clark Editor Cyril J. Mockridge Original Music Composer Edward Chodorov Screenplay Margaret Gruen Story Oscar Saul Story Edward Chodorov Producer Kay Nelson Costume Design
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