Road House (1948)

Synopsis: In this 1948 noir thriller starring Ida Lupino (THE MOONTIDE), a psychotic road house owner named Jefty (Richard Widmark) becomes murderously jealous when his mildly talented yet engagingly blunt... In this 1948 noir thriller starring Ida Lupino (THE MOONTIDE), a psychotic road house owner named Jefty (Richard Widmark) becomes murderously jealous when his mildly talented yet engagingly blunt lounge singer falls in love with his secret enemy (Cornel Wilde). The visually stark and hard-edged ROAD HOUSE is a squalidly rousing B-movie classic that essentially marks the beginning of humble moviemaking powerhouse Lupino--who would go on to become a multitasking writer, director, and producer and gain a game-changing autonomous power over her own career. [More]

Starring: Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm, Richard Widmark

Starring: Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm, Richard Widmark, O.Z. Whitehead, Robert Karnes, Edward Chodorov, Ian MacDonald

Director: Jean Negulesco

Director: Jean Negulesco
Screenwriter: Edward Chodorov
Story: Margaret Gruen, Oscar Saul
Producer: Edward Chodorov
Composer: Cyril J. Mockridge

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