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10 May 1958 (USA)
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YOU'LL NEED SHOCK ABSORBERS! (original ad - all caps) more
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A veteran comes home from the Korean War to the mountains and takes over the family moonshining business...
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Loved Those Cars And Chase Scenes
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Robert Mitchum | ... | Lucas Doolin |
 | Gene Barry | ... | Troy Barrett, Treasury Agent |
 | Jacques Aubuchon | ... | Carl Kogan |
| Keely Smith | ... | Francie Wymore |
| Trevor Bardette | ... | Vernon Doolin |
| Sandra Knight | ... | Roxanna Ledbetter |
| James Mitchum | ... | Robin Doolin |
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92 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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USA:Approved (PCA #18919) (original rating) |
USA:PG (re-rating) (1975) |
Norway:16 |
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
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The 1950 Ford that Robert Mitchum drives in the beginning is actually a 1951 Ford with a 1950 grille, and the chrome windsplits removed. The give-away: the V-8 emblems, the "Ford Custom" emblems on the front fenders, the dashboard, and steering wheel.
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Continuity: When Luke and Francie are sitting on a sofa, he has his right arm around her shoulder. In close-up her right hand is up, caressing his hand; after the cut to mid-shot, her right hand is holding a drink.
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Lucas Doolin:
[talking on pay telephone] Hello, Kogan?... Doolin.
Carl Kogan: What's on your mind, Mr. Doolin?
Lucas Doolin: You. You're on my mind. You finally made the big mistake tonight, Kogan. Niles Penland was a mistake... Jethro Moultrie and Williams - that was a mistake, that was a big mistake, a bad mistake, but tonight you made the *big* mistake. You put your dirty, fat hands on my kid brother. I swore I'd *kill* anybody who tried to make him a whisky runner. I'm on my way into Memphis right now, and when I get there you're gonna find out that I meant *exactly* what I said.
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Carl Kogan: What's on your mind, Mr. Doolin?
Lucas Doolin: You. You're on my mind. You finally made the big mistake tonight, Kogan. Niles Penland was a mistake... Jethro Moultrie and Williams - that was a mistake, that was a big mistake, a bad mistake, but tonight you made the *big* mistake. You put your dirty, fat hands on my kid brother. I swore I'd *kill* anybody who tried to make him a whisky runner. I'm on my way into Memphis right now, and when I get there you're gonna find out that I meant *exactly* what I said.
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Ballad of Thunder Road
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Someone one here labeled this film "hillybilly film noir." I think that's a great description of this movie. This is about the good 'ole boys racing their souped- up '50s Fords around country roads, running moonshine and trying to evade both cops and gangsters. In fact, I wish they had more of those chase scenes because, even with primitive special-effects, they were fun to watch. The ending chase would have been longer, if I had my way.
Mitchum is fun to watch in here, too. He just looked like a rugged guy, a "man's man," as they say. His kid brother Jim made his film debut in here and wasn't bad for a beginner. He and another beginner, singer Keely Smith, are a bit wooden but passable as actors. Keely also had an interesting face.
I think this is one of those films that gets better with each viewing. Highly recommended.