Road House

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Road House

film by Negulesco [1948]

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Jean Negulesco
Film noirs and Johnny Belinda
Negulesco returned to noirs with Road House (1948), which earned positive reviews, thanks in part to a strong cast, notably Richard Widmark as the vengeful owner of a roadhouse who becomes obsessed with a new singer (Lupino); Cornel Wilde and Celeste Holm also starred. The director’s last film of the…
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Negulesco returned to noirs with Road House (1948), which earned positive reviews, thanks in part to a strong cast, notably Richard Widmark as the vengeful owner of a roadhouse who becomes obsessed with a new singer (Lupino); Cornel Wilde and Celeste Holm also starred. The director’s last film of the…
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Cornel Wilde
Summer (1946), Forever Amber (1947), Road House (1948), and Shockproof (1949). In 1952 Wilde appeared in Cecil B. DeMille’s The Greatest Show on Earth, which won the Oscar for best picture. He also starred in and directed a series of action films, notably The Naked Prey (1965), Beach Red (1967),…
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Summer (1946), Forever Amber (1947), Road House (1948), and Shockproof (1949). In 1952 Wilde appeared in Cecil B. DeMille’s The Greatest Show on Earth, which won the Oscar for best picture. He also starred in and directed a series of action films, notably The Naked Prey (1965), Beach Red (1967),…
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