About Thieves Like Us
Bowie, a youthful convicted murderer, and bank robbers Chicamaw and T-Dub escape from a Mississippi chain gang in the 1930s. They hole up with a gas station attendant and continue robbing banks. Bowie, who is injured in an auto accident, takes refuge with the daughter of the gas station attendant, Keechie. They become romantically involved but their relationship is strained by Bowie's refusal to turn his back on crime. The film is based on the novel Thieves Like Us by Edward Anderson. The novel is also the source material for the 1949 film They Live by Night, directed by Nicholas Ray.
Full Cast of Thieves Like Us
Keith Carradine
plays Bowie
Shelley Duvall
plays Keechie
John Schuck
plays Chicamaw
Louise Fletcher
plays Mattie
Tom Skerritt
plays Dee Mobley
Al Scott
plays Capt. Stammers
Mary Waits
plays Noel Joy
Rodney Lee
plays James Mattingly
Arch Hall Sr.
plays Alvin
Joan Tewkesbury
plays Lady in Train Station
Eleanor Matthews
plays Mrs. Stammers
Pam Warner
plays Woman in Accident
Suzanne Majure
plays Woman in Accident
Walter Cooper
plays Sheriff
Lloyd Jones
plays Sheriff
Matthew R. Altman
plays Kid Getting Free Soda (uncredited)
Sim Dulaney
plays Prisoner (uncredited)
Crew of Thieves Like Us
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