Gas-Oil (aka Hi Jack Highway) (1955)

After spending the night with his girlfriend (Jeanne Moreau), a trucker (Jean Gabin) encounters a dead body on the road home. He reports the incident to the police but they suspect that he is responsible for the death And then there's that nasty gang of crooks who are harassing him. Based on the novel DU RAISIN DANS LE GAZ-OIL by Georges Bayle and directed by Gilles Grangier (TROIS JOURS A VIVRE). A routine crime drama elevated by the presence of Jean Gabin and Jeanne Moreau, who bring some star quality to the proceedings. It's quite entertaining but there's nothing out of the ordinary about it. The striking B&W cinematography is by Pierre Montazel (TOUCHEZ PAS AU GRISBI). With Marcel Bozzuffi, Ginette Leclerc and Jacques Marin.