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Release Date:
10 May 1958 (USA) moreTagline:
YOU'LL NEED SHOCK ABSORBERS! (original ad - all caps) morePlot:
A veteran comes home from the Korean War to the mountains and takes over the family moonshining business... more | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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Mountain man moves moonshine to Memphis. more (51 total)US TV Schedule:
| Sat. Nov. 14 | 12:00 PM | TCM |
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 minCountry:
USALanguage:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #18919) (original rating) | USA:PG (re-rating) (1975) | Norway:16 | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15Filming Locations:
Asheville, North Carolina, USAFun Stuff
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The role of Robin was offered to Elvis Presley, who was very interested, but the idea was nixed by Presley's manager, "Colonel" Tom Parker, who demanded more money for Presley's services than the producers were willing to spend. moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: Thunder Road was filmed in and around Asheville, NC. However, some of the scenes take place in Memphis, TN. In one of the Memphis scenes, Robert Mitchum pays a visit to the mob boss (Kogan) who is trying to horn in on his family's moonshine business. Mitchum parks his car in front of a building with "Asheville Pharmacy" in clear lettering on the window. moreQuotes:
Lucas Doolin: [to a noisy customer, about the nightclub's singer] She's trying to make a living. If you want to bray, go find yourself a barnyard. moreSoundtrack:
The Whipoorwill moreFAQ
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Arthur Ripley directs this cult classic crime/Noir. War vet Robert Mitchum returns home to ramrod the family moonshine business. This hard headed bootlegger takes on the Feds and the Mob while burning the roads in his whiskey laden hot rods. If that is not enough, he must keep his young brother(James Mitchum)from moving up from mechanic to driver in the family business and then there is the romancing of a Memphis chanteuse(Keely Smith). Also in the cast are Gene Barry, Sandra Knight and Jacques Aubuchon. Bob Mitchum produces, and takes partial writing credit plus writes songs for this evocative glimpse of southern culture. Mitchum also oversees his younger brother's film debut.
NOTE: It is said that Elvis Presley enjoyed this movie so much he memorized bad Bob's lines of the script.