Mercado de ladrones

Título original: Thieves' Highway

1949
Approved
1h 34min

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7.5/10

7.1 k

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Richard Conte and Valentina Cortese in Mercado de ladrones (1949)

A war veteran turned truck driver attempts to avenge the crippling and robbing of his father at the hands of an amoral produce scofflaw.

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Film Noir Crime Drama Thriller

Un camionero veterano de guerra intenta vengar la invalidez que padece su padre como consecuencia de un robo a manos de un bandido sin ningún tipo de moral.Un camionero veterano de guerra intenta vengar la invalidez que padece su padre como consecuencia de un robo a manos de un bandido sin ningún tipo de moral.Un camionero veterano de guerra intenta vengar la invalidez que padece su padre como consecuencia de un robo a manos de un bandido sin ningún tipo de moral.

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Premios
- 1 premio ganado en total

Rica
(as Valentina Cortesa)

Lee J. Cobb

Mike Figlia

Barbara Lawrence

Polly Faber

Jack Oakie

Slob

Millard Mitchell

Ed Kinney

Joseph Pevney

Pete

Morris Carnovsky

Yanko Garcos

Tamara Shayne

Parthena Garcos

Kasia Orzazewski

Mrs. Polansky

Norbert Schiller

Mr. Polansky

Hope Emerson

Midge

Walter Baldwin

Officer Riley
(sin créditos)

Robert Bice

Announcer
(sin créditos)

Howland Chamberlain

Mr. Faber
(sin créditos)

David Clarke

Mitch
(sin créditos)

Roy Damron

Motor Policeman
(sin créditos)

Jules Dassin

Man in Freight Elevator
(sin créditos)

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Trivia
According to director Jules Dassin, Jack Oakie was completely deaf by the time of this film. "He caused absolutely no delays," Dassin said.

Errores
At the end, when Nick is confronting Mike, he hits Mike's hand with the small hatchet. The head of the hatchet can be seen flying off the end of the handle. However, in subsequent scenes, the head is back on the handle. (correction follows) Nick is holding the hatchet by the head and hits Mike with the butt end, at which time, some unidentified object already on the table bounces into the foreground. At this point, the entire hatchet head can still be seen in Nick's hand.

In the same scene, Mike can be seen nursing his injured, bloodied hand. Later, however, as Nick attacks Mike, there is no sign of blood on Mike's hand.

Citas
Rica: [knowingly, after getting out of the shower, and hearing that Polly has walked out on Nick] Aren't women wonderful?

Conexiones
Edited into Satan al volante (1954)

Bandas sonoras
Bye Bye Blackbird
(uncredited)
Music by Ray Henderson
[Played when Nick goes upstairs with Rica]

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Opinión

Opinión destacada

8/10

Another Great Film-Noir by Jules Dassin

The soldier Nick Garcos (Richard Conte) returns back home from the war very happy with gifts for his parents Yanko (Morris Carnovsky) and Parthena Garcos (Tamara Shayne) and money in his pocket to open a business and get married with his girlfriend Polly Faber (Barbara Lawrence). Out of blue, Nick realizes that his father lost both legs and Yanko, who was a truck driver, tells that he was cheated by the dealer Mike Figlia (Lee J. Cobb) in the San Francisco's market when he delivered a truckload of tomatoes and was not paid. He believes that his accident was provoked by Figlia's gangsters. He also tells that he sold the truck to a driver named Ed Kinney (Millard Mitchell) that has not paid him.

Nick meets Ed and tells that he will bring the truck back, but Ed proposes a deal with apples, where they may earn a great amount. Nick invests his savings in another truck and buys apples from a Polish farmer. They need to drive directly to the market in San Francisco without sleeping to keep the fruits fresh, but Ed's truck has problem on its axle and Nick arrives first. Mike Figlia hires the Italian whore Rica (Valentina Cortesa) to distract Nick but she falls for him and tells that Mike is robbing his cargo. Mike is forced to share his selling with Nick and her earns a large amount. Then he calls Polly and asks her to meet him to get married, and Rica tells to Nick that Polly is only interested in his money. When Nick is robbed by Mike's gangsters, he learns who really loves him. But Nick still has to settle the score with Mike.

"Thieves' Highway" is another great film-noir by Jules Dassin in a period of the post-war ruled by gangsters and corruption. Nick Garcos begins the story happy and expecting to get married with his girlfriend and ends a dark character in love with a prostitute with a heart of gold. The direction and performances are top-notch and the story is realistic. The sequence with the uncontrolled truck without brake in the highway is impressive. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Mercado de Ladrões" ("Thieves' Market")