1948's "Road House" gives the love triangle routine a solid kick to the face, delivering a noir-ish vibe to romantic unrest that eventually transforms into actual physical threat. It's a bold display of hostilities starring Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, and Richard Widmark, and a movie that, after introductions are made, escalates convincingly, with director Jean Negulesco ("Daddy Long Legs") generating an engrossing sense of danger and betrayal punctuated with musical performances to sell the festive atmosphere of the titular location. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com
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