Road House

"There's nothing like a woman to come between men!"

Nov 4 1948 Approved 1h 35m
Action, Drama, Film-Noir

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.

Plot

Jefty, owner of a roadhouse in a backwoods town, hires sultry, tough-talking torch singer Lily Stevens against the advice of his manager Pete Morgan. Jefty is smitten with Lily, who in turn exerts her charms on the more resistant Pete. When Pete finally falls for her and she turns down Jefty's marriage proposal, they must face Jefty's murderous jealousy and his twisted plots to "punish" the two.

Written by

Edward Chodorov, Margaret Gruen, Oscar Saul

Directed by

Jean Negulesco

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
3,328
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA