Highway 301

1950
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1h 23m

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Gaby André, Wally Cassell, and Steve Cochran in Highway 301 (1950)

Cop Drama Film Noir Heist Police Procedural Crime Drama

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueLed by a psychopathic killer, a vicious gang of armed robbers terrorizes Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina, robbing banks and payrolls and murdering anyone who might identify them.Led by a psychopathic killer, a vicious gang of armed robbers terrorizes Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina, robbing banks and payrolls and murdering anyone who might identify them.Led by a psychopathic killer, a vicious gang of armed robbers terrorizes Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina, robbing banks and payrolls and murdering anyone who might identify them.

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William P. Lane Jr.

Self - Maryland Governor
(as The Honorable William P. Lane Jr.)

John S. Battle

Self - Virginia Governor
(as The Honorable John S. Battle)

W. Kerr Scott

Self - North Carolina Governor
(as Governor W. Kerr Scott)

Steve Cochran

George Legenza

Virginia Grey

Mary Simms

Gaby André

Lee Fontaine
(as Gaby Andre)

Edmon Ryan

Detective Sergeant Truscott

Robert Webber

William B. Phillips

Wally Cassell

Robert Mays

Aline Towne

Madeline Welton

Richard Egan

Herbie Brooks

Edward Norris

Noyes Hinton

Fred Aldrich

Cop with Machine Gun
(uncredited)

John Alvin

Bank Teller
(uncredited)

Richard Bartell

News Clerk
(uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Bank Customer
(uncredited)

Bill Cartledge

Elevator Boy
(uncredited)

Dick Cherney

Police Officer
(uncredited)

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Anecdotes
The film's title, "Highway 301" (which is never mentioned in the film) refers to a U.S. highway that connects Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina, where the Tri-State Gang committed their crimes. According to TCM's Eddie Muller, the gang, led by Walter Legenza (played by Steve Cochran), embarked on their robbery and murder rampage "running roughshod through Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, though Pennsylvania is not mentioned in the movie.

Gaffes
After the bank robbery, a police officer finds the getaway car and calls it in to his headquarters by radio, using the call sign "KMA 367". The robbery takes place in North Carolina, but the "KMA 367" call sign--assigned by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)--is for the Los Angeles (CA) Police Dept. Call signs beginning with "K" are issued to departments on the West Coast, not the East Coast; East Coast departments are issued call signs beginning with "W".

Citations
Detective Sergeant Truscott: [voice over] This is Winston-Salem, North Carolina, drowsing in the mid-afternoon sun of early spring, not knowing it had been chosen as the scene for the next exploit of the arrogant mob we know as "The Tri-State Gang". These men operated openly, wearing no masks, boldly flaunting the law. To escape detection, they simply killed anyone who might possibly get in their way.

Générique farfelu
The cast and credits are given at the end of the movie.

Connexions
Featured in Macon County Movie Club: Noir Night (2021)

Bandes originales
You Go to My Head
Music by J. Fred Coots
Lyrics by HavenGillespie
Played early on in a bar scene

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6/10

"Don't dance with strangers or talk to anyone with a mustache."

A gang of well-dressed armed robbers, unimaginatively dubbed the Tri-State Outfit by police, go on a crime spree across three states. The opening bit with the real governors of Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina giving speeches about law & order will have you rolling your eyes. But stay with this one because it does get better. Steve Cochran is great as the cold-blooded leader of the gang. Robert Webber, Wally Cassell, and Richard Egan are among the other familiar faces in the cast. Lovely actresses Virginia Grey, Gaby André, and Aline Towne pretty things up as molls. Grey's character is a radio junkie, which leads to some funny moments. I liked the location scenery and the cars, fashions, and architecture of the period. It's a well-paced B crime picture with lots of grit and some atmosphere. Cheesy at times and never anything deep but it is solid entertainment. Were it not for the corny "crime does not pay" messages, this one would probably be more well-known and liked.