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Thunder Road ()

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A veteran comes home from the Korean War to the mountains and takes over the family moonshining business. He has to battle big-city gangsters who are trying to take over the business and the police who are trying to put him in prison.
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Lucas Doolin
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Troy Barrett
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Carl Kogan
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Francie Wymore
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Vernon Doolin
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Roxanna Ledbetter
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Robin Doolin
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Stacey Gouge (uncredited)
Charles Elledge ...
Jimmy (uncredited)
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Niles Penland (uncredited)
Charles Hendrix ...
Townsman (uncredited)
Betsy Holt ...
Mary Barrett (uncredited)
Peter Hornsby ...
Lucky - Kogan's Henchman (uncredited)
Francis Koon ...
Sarah Doolin (uncredited)
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Washboard Player (uncredited)
Russell Offhaus ...
Noisy Customer (uncredited)
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Kogan Henchman Killed in Car Crash (uncredited)
Robert Porterfield ...
Preacher (uncredited)
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Jed Moultrie (uncredited)
Randy Sparks ...
Guitarist (uncredited)
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Mike Williams - Treasury Agent (uncredited)

Directed by

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Arthur Ripley

Written by

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James Atlee Phillips ... (screenplay by) and
Walter Wise ... (screenplay by)
 
Robert Mitchum ... (based on an original story by)

Produced by

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Robert Mitchum ... producer (uncredited)
Arthur Ripley ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Jack Marshall

Cinematography by

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David Ettenson ... director of photography
Alan Stensvold ... director of photography

Editing by

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Harry Marker

Casting By

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Harvey Clermont ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Carlie Taylor ... makeup artist

Production Management

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John Burch ... production manager
Jack Lannan ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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James E. Casey ... assistant director (as James Casey)
Jack Doran ... assistant director
Kenneth Kessler ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Harry Templeton ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Frank Moran ... sound recordist
Frank Webster ... sound recordist

Special Effects by

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Jack Lannan ... special effects
Lester Swartz ... special effects
Bob Overbeck ... special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Neil Castles Sr. ... stunt driver (uncredited)
Carey Loftin ... stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunt double: Robert Mitchum (uncredited) / stunt driver (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel ... stunts (uncredited)

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Karl Malkames ... cinematographer: car action sequences, second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Jack Kosslyn ... location casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Oscar Rodriguez ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Jack Marshall ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Gana Jones ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Frank Friedrichsen ... unit publicist (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Taglines YOU'LL NEED SHOCK ABSORBERS! (original ad - all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Whippoorwill (United States)
  • Jack O'Diamonds (United States)
  • Johnny Diamond (United States)
  • Camino de odio (Spain)
  • Camino del odio (Spain)
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  • 92 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia All of the moonrunner cars in the film had been used by moonshiners in the Asheville, NC area, where the film was shot. The moonshiners sold the cars to the film company in order to buy newer and faster cars. See more »
Goofs The movie was filmed in and around Asheville, NC. However, some of the scenes take place in Memphis, TN. In one of the Memphis scenes, Lucas Doolin pays a visit to the mob boss, Kogan, who is trying to horn in on his family's moonshine business. Doolin parks his car in front of a building with "Asheville Pharmacy" on the window. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Prime Mover (1961). See more »
Soundtracks Ballad of Thunder Road See more »
Quotes 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.
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