Janet Leigh 1956, she moved to more complex dramatic roles, such as the role of Linda Latham in "Safari" opposite Victor Mature. Leigh's performance in the Harry Houdini biopic "Houdini" (1953) marked the first of five films in which she co-starred opposite her then-husband, Tony Curtis. She would subsequently appear opposite Curtis in "The Black Shield of Falworth" (1954), "The Vikings" (1958), "The Perfect Furlough" (1958) and "Who Was That Lady?" (1960). They also had cameos together in a sixth film, "Pepe" (1960). In 1958, Leigh starred as Susan Vargas in the Orson Welles film noir classic "Touch of Evil" (1958) with
Thunder Road (1958 film) Thunder Road (1958 film) Thunder Road is a black and white 1958 drama–crime film directed by Arthur Ripley and starring Robert Mitchum, who also produced the film and co-wrote the screenplay. With Don Raye, Mitchum co-wrote the theme song, "The Ballad of Thunder Road." The film features Gene Barry and Jacques Aubuchon. The film's plot concerns running moonshine in the mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee in the late 1950s. "Thunder Road" became a cult classic and continued to play at drive-in movie theaters in some southeastern states through the 1970s and 1980s. Korean War veteran Lucas Doolin (Robert Mitchum) works