Main Cast: Steve Cochran, Virginia Grey, Gaby André, Edmon Ryan, Robert Webber
Release Year: 1950
Country: US
Run Time: 83 minutes
Plot
Filmmaker Andrew Stone was always a staunch believer in realism at all costs. Thus it was that much of Highway 301 was lensed on a genuine (and very busy) interstate highway. Based on fact, the film recounts the bloody exploits of the notorious "Tri-State Gang," which preyed upon truck drivers. Gang leader George Legenza (Steve Cochran) will kill anyone who stands in his way--even his own henchmen. Before meeting his well-deserved demise, Legenza leads the authorities on a not-so-merry chase through Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland. A few welcome comic moments are provided by Virginia Grey, playing the soap-opera-fan wife of one of the gang members. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Leo K. Kuter - Art Director, Andrew L. Stone - Director, Owen Marks - Editor, William Lava - Composer (Music Score), Carl Guthrie - Cinematographer, Bryan Foy - Producer, Andrew L. Stone - Screen Story, Andrew L. Stone - Screenwriter
A gang of robbers are terrorizing and robbing banks and payrolls in North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. The gang's leader, George, seems to take particular delight in "bumping off" women who cross him. The film starts with very silly comments from then-governors of North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland about how crime doesn't pay. Then the film's action begins.
