On this day in movie history - Thunder Road (1958):

Thunder Road

directed by Arthur Ripley,

written by James Atlee Phillips and Walter Wise,

based on a story by Robert Mitchum,

was released in the United States on May 10, 1958.
Music by Jack Marshall.

Cast:

Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Jacques Aubuchon, Keely Smith, Trevor Bardette, Sandra Knight, James Mitchum, Betsy Holt, Francis Koon, Randy Sparks, Mitchell Ryan, Peter Breck, Peter Hornsby, Jerry Hardin, Robert Porterfield, Charles Elledge, Charles Hendrix, Christopher Mitchum, Jack Perry, Dale Van Sickel.

Born on this day – James Mitchum:

James Mitchum

Actor

May 8, 1941 – September 20, 2025

Credits:

Ambush Bay (1966); Beyond Kilimanjaro, Across the River of Blood (1990); Blackout (1978); Code Name Zebra (1987); Colli di cuoio (1989); Colorado Territory (1949); Dream Girl of '67 (1967); Enemy (1990); Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime (1992); Girls Town (1959); Have Gun - Will Travel (1962); Hollywood Cop (1987); Im Dschungel ist der Teufel los (1982); In Harm's Way (1965); Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989); Marked for Murder (1990); Massacre at Grand Canyon (1964); Mercenary Fighters (1988); Mondo Hollywood: Hollywood Laid Bare! (1967); Monstroid (1980); Moonrunners (1975); Raiders of the Magic Ivory (1988); Ride the Wild Surf (1964); Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'Hollywood (2018); Stickfighter (1994); The 18th Rudolph Valentino Awards (1990); The Beat Generation (1959); The High Chaparral (1969); The Invincible Six (1970); The Juke Box Jury (1959); The Last Movie (1971); The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961); The Money Trap (1965); The Ransom (1977); The Tramplers (1965); The Victors (1963); Thunder Road (1958); Trackdown (1976); Two-Lane Blacktop (1971); Young Guns of Texas (1962).