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69% Critic Match
They Drive by Night
“No picture in 1940 will have bigger thrills!”
6.9 / 10• 1940• 1h 35m•NR• English
DramaCrimeThriller
Storyline
Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.
Cast & Crew
George Raft
Joe Fabrini
Lead
Ann Sheridan
Cassie Hartley
Ida Lupino
Lana Carlsen
Humphrey Bogart
Paul Fabrini
Gale Page
Pearl Fabrini
Alan Hale
Ed Carlsen
Roscoe Karns
Irish McGurn
Joyce Compton
Sue Carter (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Raoul Walsh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. They Drive by Night is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
