Directed by Jules Dassin • 1949 • United States
Starring Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb
THIEVES’ HIGHWAY vividly depicts the perilous world of “long-haul boys,” who drive by night to bring their goods to the markets of America’s cities. Richard Conte stars as ex-GI Nick Garcos, a tyro trucker bent on satisfaction from the man responsible for crippling his father—ruthless market operator Mike Figlia (Lee J. Cobb). But when Figlia gets wise to his plan, Nick finds himself in a web of treachery and heartbreak.
Directed by Frank Tuttle • 1942 • United States
Starring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar
Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd (making a splash in his steely, star-making breakthrough performance) became one of the most iconic screen couples of the 1940s with this tough-as-nails noir classic, ...
Directed by George Marshall • 1946 • United States
Starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix
This fast-paced and perfectly cast film noir reflects the grim wit of its Academy Award–nominated screenplay’s author, Raymond Chandler. Johnny Morrison (Alan Ladd) returns from World War II to f...
Directed by Abraham Polonsky • 1948 • United States
Starring John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor
In this expressively tough and terse noir classic, shady lawyer Joe Morse (John Garfield) joins forces with a ruthless gangster (Roy Roberts) to consolidate control of the numbers racket in Ne...
