Roadblock
Hot lead and cold cash outside the law!
Genres
Overview
An insurance agent's greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
73 min
Release Date
1951-09-17
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
23
Vote Average
5.8
Charles McGraw
Joe Peters
Joan Dixon
Diane Morley
Lowell Gilmore
Kendall Webb
Louis Jean Heydt
Harry Miller
Milburn Stone
Ray Egan
Joseph Crehan
Thompson (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
Bank Heist Man (uncredited)
John Butler
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
George Hoagland
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Harry Lauter
Saunders (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Policeman at Brissard's (uncredited)
David McMahon
Police Radio Operator (uncredited)
Howard Negley
Police Captain (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Club Patron (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
Patrolman (uncredited)
Phyllis Planchard
Bobbie Webb (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Mike the Bartender (uncredited)
Dave Willock
Airport Clerk (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Caleb (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Barry Brooks
Policeman at Brissard's (uncredited)
Ben Cameron
Hood (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Waiter (uncredited)
Jean Dean
Airline Hostess (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
George Ford
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
Joseph Forte
Brissard (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Richard Irving
Partos (uncredited)
Harold Landon
Bartender at Larry's Club (uncredited)
Martha Mears
Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
Waiter (uncredited)
Joey Ray
Hood (uncredited)
Taylor Reid
Green (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts
Matt De Vita (uncredited)
Janet Scott
Mrs. MacDonald (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Clarence Straight
Talbot (uncredited)
Ken Terrell
Patrolman (uncredited)
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