Thunder Road
- Released on
- Runtime
- 92 mins
Unrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin (Robert Mitchum) makes dangerous high-speed deliveries for his liquor-producing father, Vernon (Trevor Bardette), but won't let his younger brother Robin (James Mitchum) join the family business. Under pressure from both out-of-town gangster Kogan (Jacques Aubuchon), who wants a piece of the local action, and Treasury agent Barrett (Gene Barry), who wants to destroy the moonshine business, Luke fights for his fast-fading way of life.
Unrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin (Robert Mitchum) makes dangerous high-speed deliveries for his liquor-producing father, Vernon (Trevor Bardette), but won't let his younger brother Robin (James Mitchum) join the family business. Under pressure from both out-of-town gangster Kogan (Jacques Aubuchon), who wants a piece of the local action, and Treasury agent Barrett (Gene Barry), who wants to destroy the moonshine business, Luke fights for his fast-fading way of life.
Cast
- Robert Mitchum
- Gene Barry
- Jacques Aubuchon
- Keely Smith
- Trevor Bardette
- Sandra Knight
- James Mitchum
- Betsy Holt
- Francis Koon
- Randy Sparks
- Mitchell Ryan
- Peter Breck
- Peter Hornsby
- Jerry Hardin
- Robert Porterfield
- Charles Elledge
- Christopher Mitchum
- Jack Perry
- Dale Van Sickel
Director
- Arthur Ripley
Producers
- Robert Mitchum
- Arthur Ripley
Screenwriter
- James Atlee Phillips
- Walter Wise
