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Credits:
Director: Cy Endfield
Producer:
S. Benjamin Fisz
Screenplay:
John Kruse and Cy Endfield
Director of Photography:
Geoffrey Unsworth
Editor:
John D. Guthridge
Music: Hubert Clifford
Running
Time: 108 minutes |
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Synopsis:
Joe
'Tom' Yateley is an ex-convict. Trying to leave his past
behind, he decides to starts working for the Hawlett
Trucking company, which transports gravel. It's an
aggressive company, where speed is everything. Doing too
less runs in a day? You're out. Red is the most experienced
trucker, he can do 18 runs in a day. Tom soon makes friends
with Lucy, the secretary, and Gino, a driver. But the record
of Red intrigues him and he wants to break it. Gino advises
against it, but he helps Tom when he wants to go through
with it. Soon trouble begins when Red and the other drivers
form an united front against Tom. Just when Tom has enough
and decides to pack his bags, Lucy tells him Gino had a
terrible accident. She also tells about the corruption of
Hawlett Trucking. |
