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Thieves' highway DVD
This is an excellent nourish film about the scam filled world of trucking circa 1947 or so. The story is pretty much what you expect from the era, a solider comes home after the war to find out that his old man has been injured and ripped off by a crooked produce distributor… Of course the son sets out to do right by the old man and get his money. This means getting a load of apples with a less than scrupulous partner and selling them for more than they paid (free enterprise indeed)… drama, crime, and a fallen woman ensue and the story comes full circle. There’s no gun play, but there is enough tough guy talk, enough action and enough tension to keep the viewer interested. I would think that anyone who’s a fan of Elmore Leonard’s Mr. Majestyk would enjoy this film.
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