Road House (1948)

Directed by

Jean Negulesco

Genre

drama film, film noir

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A singer named Lily starts working at a roadhouse that also has a bowling alley. She rejects the advances of the owner Jefty and instead falls for his best friend Pete. Jefty becomes dangerously angry after she turns down his marriage proposal.

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What happens

Road House is a 1948 American film noir drama film directed by Jean Negulesco, with cinematography by Joseph LaShelle. The picture features Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm and Richard Widmark. The drama tells the story of Lily Stevens (Lupino) who takes a job as a singer at a roadhouse —complete with a bowling alley. When Lily rebuffs the owner Jefty (Widmark) in favor of his boyhood friend Pete Morgan (Wilde), problems begin. They only get worse when Jefty is rejected after proposing to Lily, causing him to go into a murderous rage. Lupino sings the classic Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer song "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" in the film. The song "Again", written by Dorcas Cochran (words) and Lionel Newman (music), debuted in this film, and was also sung by her. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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