"I'm sick and tired of hearing about Luke. He's not the only driver in these hills."
Luke (Robert Mitchum) returns from a stint in the army and re-joins the family moonshine business. He soon learns that some gangsters are intent on taking over, but cannot expect any help from the other bootleggers. They are annoyed at the heat Luke has brought with him, with every revenue man and sheriff after him. So he's on his own...but in the meantime he finds solace in the arms of local nightclub singer Francie (Keely Smith).
Mitchum plays it tough as a moonshiner trying to protect his patch from all comers. The film provides good solid entertainment due to the characterisation of all the cast, no one is a cardboard cutout, but are shown as true to life. It comes across as honest and understated, but with enough chase scenes to please those after a bit of action.
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