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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Ida Lupino | ... | Lily Stevens | |
| Cornel Wilde | ... | Pete Morgan | |
| Celeste Holm | ... | Susie Smith | |
| Richard Widmark | ... | Jefferson T. 'Jefty' Robbins | |
| O.Z. Whitehead | ... | Arthur | |
| Robert Karnes | ... | Mike | |
| George Beranger | ... | Lefty | |
| Ian MacDonald | ... | Police Captain | |
| Grandon Rhodes | ... | Judge | |
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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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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
4 November 1948 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dark Love See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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1.37 : 1
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(uncredited)
Music by Lionel Newman
Lyrics by Dorcas Cochran
Sung by Ida Lupino
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Road House was director Jean Negulesco's first film for Twentieth Century-Fox. See more »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. See more »Soundtracks
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Music by Lionel Newman
Lyrics by Dorcas Cochran
Sung by Ida Lupino
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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.