Thunder Road (1958) - (Movie Clip) Open, Wild And Reckless Men

Thunder Road (1958) -- (Movie Clip) One More Routine Run

Bootlegger Luke Doolin (Robert Mitchum, also the producer), hiding out from a rival liquor outfit, tells his brother Robin (Mitchum's son James, in his first movie) that he won't cooperate with the revenuers, in Thunder Road, 1958.

Thunder Road (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Good Food Good Meat

Luke (Robert Mitchum), dining with brother Robin (Mitchum's son James), who's knocked clean out of his chair by mother (Francis Koon), then off to visit bootlegger father (Trevor Bardette), early in Thunder Road, 1958.

Thunder Road (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Clean And High Proof

Into Memphis after a nearly getting caught, moonshine runner Luke Doolin (producer and co-writer Robert Mitchum) does business with Mack (un-credited actor), whose motives are not quite clear, and makes urgent calls, in Thunder Road, 1958.

Thunder Road (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Ambush

Moonshine runner Luke (Robert Mitchum, who also produced) has just taken off for Memphis when he’s engaged, this time not by revenuers but by rivals looking to squeeze out independent operations, Arthur Ripley directing a big action sequence, in Thunder Road, 1958.

Thunder Road (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Good Night Pretty Girl

Tennessee backwoods gathering, popular Roxie (Sandra Knight) with Jed (Mitch Ryan), a moonshine runner somewhat less cool and romantic than Korean War vet Luke (Robert Mitchum, also the producer and co-story writer), who arrives, and whom we know she prefers, in Thunder Road, 1958.

Songs On Screen -- Thunder Road (1958)

Introduction and comments following Thunder Road, 1958, with TCM’s Dave Karger and guest Chris Isaak.