Gene Barry, Jacques Aubuchon, Keely Smith, Robert Mitchum
A father comes home to Tennessee from the police action in Korea to take over operation of the family moonshine making operation, but runs afoul of some gangsters who want in on the action.
Directed by: Arthur Ripley, Gene Barry, Jacques Aubuchon, Keely Smith, Robert Mitchum
Release Date: May 10, 1958
DVD Release Date: August 15, 2001
Stats: 83 reviews
I know this has become a pseudo-cult classic but there are really only three reasons you'd want to watch this film: 1)You're a fan of catchy theme songs. 2)You're a fan of Robert Mitchum. 3)You're a fan of incredibly bad acting (i.e. Robert's son James)
Boring, droll and self-indulgent. It's funny to hear backwoods diction without the painful-sounding accents even if it's not believable. Even though I fell asleep halfway through, I could bitch about it for an hour.
The acting is ok but the theme behind it is true. Yes I know it is a true theme take my word for it.
I reckon everyone loves these classics, even if they don't admit it. Great story, Great movie
Right into it, you can't watch this movie and say it's not dated. Whiskey Running? Seriously? That was one of the biggest problmes of 1958? Not, you know, civil rights or anything like that? It has a nice voiceover intro describing the importance of not whiskey running. O...( read more)
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