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Road House

  • 1948
  • Passed
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Richard Widmark, Celeste Holm, Ida Lupino, and Cornel Wilde in Road House (1948)
ActionDramaFilm-Noir

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.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.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
    • Margaret Gruen
    • Oscar Saul
  • Stars
    • Ida Lupino
    • Cornel Wilde
    • Celeste Holm
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jean Negulesco
    • Writers
      • Edward Chodorov
      • Margaret Gruen
      • Oscar Saul
    • Stars
      • Ida Lupino
      • Cornel Wilde
      • Celeste Holm
    • 59User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Ida Lupino and Cornel Wilde in Road House (1948)
    Richard Widmark in Road House (1948)
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    Ida Lupino in Road House (1948)
    Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino in Road House (1948)
    Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino in Road House (1948)
    Ida Lupino and Cornel Wilde in Road House (1948)
    Ida Lupino and Cornel Wilde in Road House (1948)
    Ida Lupino and Cornel Wilde in Road House (1948)
    Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino in Road House (1948)
    Richard Widmark, Ida Lupino, and Cornel Wilde in Road House (1948)
    Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino in Road House (1948)

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    Ida Lupino
    Ida Lupino
    • Lily Stevens
    Cornel Wilde
    Cornel Wilde
    • Pete Morgan
    Celeste Holm
    Celeste Holm
    • Susie Smith
    Richard Widmark
    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
    Louis Bacigalupi
    • Burly Drunk
    • (uncredited)
    Edgar Caldwell
    • Man
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Cherry
    Robert Cherry
    • Pinboy
    • (uncredited)
    Heinie Conklin
    Heinie Conklin
    • Man with Newspaper
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Clancy Cooper
    Clancy Cooper
    • Policeman at Road House
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Edwards
    • Man
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Flynn
    • Policeman at Bus Depot
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Foulk
    Robert Foulk
    • Policeman at Road House
    • (uncredited)
    Douglas Gerrard
    Douglas Gerrard
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jean Negulesco
    • Writers
      • Edward Chodorov
      • Margaret Gruen
      • Oscar Saul
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    • Trivia
      In the movie drama with songs, The Man I Love (1946), Peg La Centra dubbed the singing voice of Ida Lupino. In this film the following year, Miss Lupino did her own singing.
    • Goofs
      Jefty is seen leaving the cabin with a rifle in his left hand and a can of tomato juice in his right hand. In the next shot when he actually exits the cabin he has the rifle in his right hand and the tomato juice in his left hand.
    • Quotes

      Lily: Well, I'm Lil Stevens, the new entertainer from Chicago. Right now I'd like to sleep.

      Pete: Oh. The new equipment.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955)
    • Soundtracks
      One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
      (uncredited)

      Music by Harold Arlen

      Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

      Sung by Ida Lupino

    User reviews59

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    Intriguing Noir with a Sultry Performance by Ida Lupino
    A fascinating, quietly invigorating noir piece from director Jean Negulesco. Richard Widmark is fantastic as the owner of the roadhouse who spoils the marriage of Cornel Wilde and Ida Lupino in the quasi-idyllic setting located in the U.S.-Canadian border. There are two things that kept me fascinated by this odd and satisfying little noir. One is the sultry presence of Ida Lupino as the silky, smooth-voiced torch singer Lily (her rendition of "One for My Baby" is itself precious). Without a doubt this is one of Lupino's best performances. The other is director Negulesco's intriguingly stylish direction: the use of languorous long takes and deep focus, particularly in the misty, smoke-induced finale in the wilderness is quite haunting and expressive. This is the only Negulesco film I've seen. I'm looking forward to this other works.
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    • Kalaman
    • Oct 24, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 4, 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dark Love
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,467
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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