Road House (1948)

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Jefty, owner of a roadhouse in a backwoods town, hires sultry, tough-talking torch singer Lily Stevens against the advice of his manager Pete Morgan. Jefty is smitten with Lily, who in turn exerts her charms on the more resistant Pete. When Pete finally falls for her and she turns down Jefty's marriage proposal, they must face Jefty's murderous jealousy and his twisted plots to "punish" the two.

Jefty Robbins owns a roadhouse near the Canadian border which is managed by his playboy buddy Pete Morgan and cashier Susie Smith. After a trip to Chicago, Jefty brings back Lily Stevens, a chanteuse with whom he is obviously smitten. At first Pete is lathe to hire another one of Jefty`s girls but Lily proves her talent is worth the paycheck. When Jefty goes on a hunting trip with some pals and prepares to ask Lily to marry him, Pete and Lily share some intimate time together and realize they are in love. The news sends Jefty into a psychopathic tailspin. He devises a plan to frame Pete and manically begins a game of endless torture and brutality, making "the lovers suffer and suffer - until their cup of bitterness runs over" (Daily News)!

- This is a black and white movie