Road House (1948)
September 22, 1948Release Date
Road House (1948)
September 22, 1948Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Ida Lupino
Lily Stevens
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
Grandon Rhodes
Judge
Ray Teal
Policeman
Lee MacGregor
Man
Louis Bacigalupi
Burly Drunk
Cyril J. Mockridge
Original Music Composer
Edward Chodorov
Screenplay / Producer
Margaret Gruen
Story
Jean Negulesco
Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 22, 1948
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Content RatingNR
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Road House is a 1948 American film noir drama film directed by Jean Negulesco, with cinematography by Joseph LaShelle. The picture features Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm and Richard Widmark.
The drama tells the story of Lily Stevens (Lupino) who takes a job as a singer at a roadhouse—complete with a bowling alley. When Lily rebuffs the owner Jefty (Widmark) in favor of his boyhood friend Pete Morgan (Wilde), problems begin. They only get worse when Jefty is rejected after proposing to Lily, causing Jefty to go into a murderous rage.
Lupino sings the classic Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer song "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" in the film. The song "Again", written by Dorcas Cochran (words) and Lionel Newman (music), debuted in this film, and was also sung by her.