In this noir-thriller starring Ida Lupino (THE MOONTIDE), a psychotic road house owner named Jefty (Richard Widmark) becomes murderously jealous when his mildly talented yet engagingly blunt lounge singer falls in love with his secret enemy (Cornel Wilde). The visually stark and hard-edged ROAD HOUSE could mark the beginning of eventual writer-director-producer Lupino's autonomous power over her own Hollywood career.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case - Checkpoint, Sensormatic
Widescreen
Audio:
(Unspecified) - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Film Noir Historian
Featurette
Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
2. Fox Noir - DAISY KENYON, BLACK WIDOW, FOURTEEN HOURS, HOUSE OF STRANGERS, INFERNO, MOONTIDE
Interactive Features:
Interactive Pressbook
Text/Photo Galleries:
Still Galleries - 1. Behind the Scenes
2. Glamour Shots
3. Lobby Cards and Poster Art
4. Production Stills
Director of Photography
Joseph La Shelle:
Story
Margaret Gruen:
Story
Oscar Saul: Screenwriter
Production Designer
Lyle Wheeler: Art Director
Review 1:
"This crackerjack melodrama about two buddies who vie for a dangerous dame is novel for its setting..." -- Grade: B+
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.122 09/12/2008