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With: Richard Conte, Valentina Cortesa, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, Millard Mitchell, Joseph Pevney, Morris Carnovsky, Tamara Shayne, Kasia Orzazewski, Norbert Schiller, Hope Emerson
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Written by: A.I. Bezzerides, based on his novel
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Directed by: Jules Dassin
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
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Running Time: 94
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Date: 09/20/1949
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How About Them Apples
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
Directed by Jules Dassin (Rififi), the amazing Thieves' Highway (1949), which delves into the cutthroat world of fruit vendors, is a vicious, little-known crime classic. Richard Conte tries to avenge his father, whose legs were smashed in an "accident" after leaving crooked vendor Lee J. Cobb. The femme fatale this time is Valentina Cortese, who tries to keep Conte occupied while Cobb's goons unload his truck full of golden delicious apples. The great A.I. Bezzerides (On Dangerous Ground, Kiss Me Deadly) wrote the original novel and screenplay. Filmed at the old loading docks (now the Embarcadero) in San Francisco and on the highways between there and Altamont, this one has to be seen to be believed.
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