Thieves' Highway

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Will G A great classic Hollywood movie about truck drivers. They go to San Francisco. There is some romance with a woman who is French and Italian. The music was nice. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/15/25 Full Review nick s A gritty, down-to-earth movie about the bottom end of the produce trading industry. Occasionally the movie leapt ahead a little too quickly, but overall a great effort. Acting was good and scenes were rich with detail. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/24 Full Review Bill B A mixture of film noir, drama, and a revenge flick. Plays well because of superior acting all around, though Lee J Cobb is the scene stealer. The burgeoning romance between Conte and Cortese is awkward in the beginning as it seemed a bit forced. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/19/24 Full Review Audience Member All of these films classified as "film noir" have three or four things in common: 1. The man is hysterical most of the time 2. Emotions run rampant and control his actions 3. Sitting down and rationally thinking things through never happens, It's all in the moment melodrama. With women of that time period, it was always called hysteria. It is the exact same thing with men, but they have escaped being pigeonholed with this label. But "hysteria" certainly fits the action of the men in question. 4. These are not just common, ordinary decent folk. In most films of this type, the "hero" is a few IQ points away from being average, but he always sits on the lower side of the scale. A man not capable of living life responsibly, unaware of the consequences of his actions, and willing to kill himself and everyone around him if his emotions take control (which is always). These films are all depressing because the hero never thinks things through to realize that you CAN get back at the protagonist. To do it so that it means something takes mental control. Rational thought is excluded in film noir and only melodramatic action is encouraged. No doubt there is a large constituency for this type of dark emotional material. However, "male hysteria" might be a better monicker than "film noir". Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member There's so much to love about this Noir. But, there's also some really weak characters and scenes. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, Millard Mitchell, Joseph Pevney. Tough postwar drama of a returning vet seeking to avenge his trucker/father's treatment at the hands of a crooked fruit dealer in San Francisco. Masterfully directed; script by A. I. Bezzerides, from his novel. Jules Dassin's excellent direction and the tense atmosphere make this a fine film noir well worth watching. Good acting by everyone in the cast. Dark and brooding, great pace.Excellent cinematography and use of light. 4 out of 5 Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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