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Overview
Release Date:
10 October 1949 (USA) moreTagline:
Rackets Ride The Roads! morePlot:
A war-veteran-turned-truck driver attempts to avenge the crippling and robbing of his father at the hands of an amoral produce scofflaw. | add synopsisUser Comments:
a late bloom in market maturity through a long fuse of revenge moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Richard Conte | ... | Nick Garcos | |
| Valentina Cortese | ... | Rica (as Valentina Cortesa) | |
| Lee J. Cobb | ... | Mike Figlia | |
| Barbara Lawrence | ... | Polly Faber | |
| Jack Oakie | ... | Slob | |
| Millard Mitchell | ... | Ed Prentiss | |
| Joseph Pevney | ... | Pete | |
| Morris Carnovsky | ... | Yanko Garcos | |
| Tamara Shayne | ... | Parthena Garcos | |
| Kasia Orzazewski | ... | Mrs. Polansky, the Apple Farmer's Wife | |
| Norbert Schiller | ... | Mr. Polansky, the Apple Farmer | |
| Hope Emerson | ... | Midge, a buyer |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Collision (USA) (working title)Hard Bargain (USA) (working title)
The Thieves' Market (USA) (original script title)
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
94 minCountry:
USAColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Filming Locations:
San Francisco, California, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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According to director Jules Dassin, 'Jack Okie' was completely deaf by the time of this film. "He caused absolutely no delays," Dassin said. moreQuotes:
Mike Figlia: Everything happens to me. The whole street, he's gotta break down in front of my place.Charles, dock henchman: Tough luck.
Mike Figlia: I'm the original tough luck kid.
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A lovely, richly nuanced tale of an edgy middle-age boy belatedly growing into manhood, Thieves' Highway features an understated star turn by Richard Conte as WWII combat vet Nick Garcos, against scene-chewing villainy by Lee J. Cobb as the corrupt produce wholesaler Mike Figlia. Among its numerous excellences, enjoy lapidary character development by Morris Carnovsky and Tamara Shayne as Nick's parents Yanko and Parthena; gruff and subtle supporting turns by Millard Mitchell as Ed Prentiss, his ill-fated partner in a spontaneous trucking venture, and Jack Oakie and Joseph Pevney as Slob and Pete, their ruthless, yet ultimately scrupulous competitors; and deceit and counterfeit by Valentina Cortese and Barbara Lawrence as Rica and Polly Faber, the whore and the madonna vying for Nick's favors at different times, in different ways, and for wildly different reasons. Jules Dassin's filmed version of Albert Isaac "Buzz" Bezzerides' socially responsive novel resonates with the allegory of a tough yet guileless prole losing his innocence and earning his place in the ruthless capitalist continuum between commerce and crime. The Criterion Collection DVD, short on extras, delivers on quality.