It feels like Richard Conte delivers his strongest performance inhabiting the character of "Nick," returning home after the war with hopes of resuming his life alongside his father and girlfriend, “Polly” (Barbara Lawrence). The situation he finds is complicated; his dad has suffered an accident that left him unable to walk and without a way to support himself, since he used to be a truck driver. “Yanko” (Morris Carn…

Everyone likes apples – Except doctors. Thieves’ Highway comes from director Jules Dassin and features a screenplay by A. I. Bezzerides, based on his novel Thieves' Market. The film includes Richard Conte, Valentine Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, and Millard Mitchell in the cast; Alfred Newman composed the music and Norbert Brodine was responsible for the cinematography. A man returns from …