Synopsis
Unrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin makes dangerous high-speed deliveries for his liquor-producing father, Vernon, but won't let his younger brother Robin join the family business. Under pressure from both out-of-town gangster Kogan, who wants a piece of the local action, and Treasury agent Barrett, who wants to destroy the moonshine business, Luke fights for his fast-fading way of life.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Metacritic73/100
60 audience votes
Key crew
- Arthur RipleyDirector
- James Atlee PhillipsScreenplay
- Walter WiseScreenplay
- Jack MarshallOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert MitchumLucas Doolin
- Gene BarryTroy Barrett
- Jacques AubuchonCarl Kogan
- Keely SmithFrancie Wymore
- Trevor BardetteVernon Doolin
- Sandra KnightRoxanna Ledbetter
- James MitchumRobin Doolin
- Betsy HoltMary Barrett (uncredited)
- Francis KoonSarah Doolin (uncredited)
- Randy SparksGuitarist (uncredited)
- Mitchell RyanJed 'Jess' Moultrie (uncredited)
- Peter BreckStacey Gouge (uncredited)
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Themes
bootleggerwar veterancar mechanichot rodon the runblack and whitemoonshinenightclub singer