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Road House(1948)
Status: Released
Date: 1948-09-22
67%
46 Votes
Time: 1h 35m
There's nothing like a woman to come between men!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Road House
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ida Lupino
Lily Stevens
Cornel Wilde
Pete Morgan
Celeste Holm
Susie Smith
Richard Widmark
Jefferson T. 'Jefty' Robbins
O.Z. Whitehead
Arthur
Robert Karnes
Mike
George Beranger
Lefty
Ian MacDonald
Police captain
Grandon Rhodes
Judge
Ray Teal
Policeman
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1948-09-22
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6.717
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
There's nothing like a woman to come between men!
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