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Road House (1948)

APPROVED 95 min  -  Action | Drama | Film-Noir  -   22 September 1948 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Jean Negulesco

Writers:

Edward Chodorov (screen play), Margaret Gruen (story), and 4 more credits »

Stars:

Ida Lupino, Celeste Holm and Richard Widmark
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ida Lupino ...
Lily Stevens
Cornel Wilde ...
Pete Morgan
Celeste Holm ...
Susie Smith
Richard Widmark ...
Jefferson T. 'Jefty' Robbins
O.Z. Whitehead O.Z. Whitehead ...
Arthur
Robert Karnes Robert Karnes ...
Mike
George Beranger George Beranger ...
Lefty
Ian MacDonald Ian MacDonald ...
Police Captain
Grandon Rhodes Grandon Rhodes ...
Judge
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Storyline

Jefty, owner of a roadhouse in a backwoods town, hires sultry, tough-talking torch singer Lily Stevens against the advice of his manager Pete Morgan. Jefty is smitten with Lily, who in turn exerts her charms on the more resistant Pete. When Pete finally falls for her and she turns down Jefty's marriage proposal, they must face Jefty's murderous jealousy and his twisted plots to "punish" the two. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Singer | Trip | Torch Singer | Playboy | Judge  | See more »

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Action | Drama | Film-Noir | Romance | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Nachtclub-Lilly See more »

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

"One for My Baby (And One More for the Road), (music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Johnny Mercer and sung by Ida Lupino), was originally sung and danced by Fred Astaire in The Sky's the Limit. See more »

Quotes

Pete: Now, baby, I'm not trying to rush you.
Lily: [Slaps his face] Silly boy!
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Connections

Referenced in Inventing the Abbotts (1997) See more »

Soundtracks

"There'll Be Some Changes Made"
(uncredited)
Written by Billy Higgins and W. Benton Overstreet
Sung by Ida Lupino See more »