The Great Smokey Roadblock (1976)
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- 100 mins
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The Great Smokey Roadblock
Not everything Henry Fonda did was Grapes of Wrath or Mister Roberts. In the enjoyable low-budget "road" flick The Great Smokey Roadblock, Fonda plays a worn-out trucker named Elegant John. Anxious to make one last, big haul before retiring, Fonda loses his 18-wheeler to the repo men. He steals his rig back, then further thumbs his nose at the law by hauling a group of prostitutes across the border as a favor to his old flame, bordello madam Eileen Brennan. This rollicking film ends on an unexpected--but logical within the framework--tragic note. Filmed in 1974, The Great Smokey Roadblock lay on the shelf for nearly two years. Despite a plethora of illnesses, Fonda is in fine fettle, delivering one of his sprightliest latter-day performances. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Great Smokey Roadblock:
Henry Fonda also in The Long Night , Mister Roberts , Young Mr. Lincoln , The Wrong Man , 12 Angry Men , The Tin Star
John Byner also in My 5 Wives , Transylvania 6-5000 , The Black Cauldron , Stroker Ace , Soap: Season 04
Austin Pendleton also in Raising Flagg , Guarding Tess , Mr. Nanny , The 4th Floor , Trial and Error , What's Up, Doc?
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