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67% Critic Match
Road House
“There's nothing like a woman to come between men!”
6.7 / 10• 1948• 1h 35m•NR• English
ThrillerDramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ida Lupino
Lily Stevens
Lead
Cornel Wilde
Pete Morgan
Celeste Holm
Susie Smith
Richard Widmark
Jefferson T. 'Jefty' Robbins
O.Z. Whitehead
Arthur
Robert Karnes
Mike
George Beranger
Lefty
Ian MacDonald
Police captain
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean Negulesco's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Road House is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
