Road House

Road House

There's nothing like a woman to come between men!

1948•1h 35m•6.7/10

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Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.7/10(46)

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.

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Production

20th Century Fox

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

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

Ray Teal

Ray Teal

Policeman

Lee MacGregor

Lee MacGregor

Man

Heinie Conklin

Heinie Conklin

Man with Newspaper /Court Clerk (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Clancy Cooper

Policeman at Road House (uncredited)

Robert Foulk

Robert Foulk

Policeman at Road House (uncredited)

Kathleen Hughes

Kathleen Hughes

Bar patron (uncredited)

Kathleen O'Malley

Woman (uncredited)

Harry Seymour

Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Ray Teal

Ray Teal

Policeman at Bus Depot (uncredited)

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