SummaryWhen one of two truck-driving brothers loses an arm, they both join a transport company where the other is falsely charged as an accessory in the murder of the owner.
Directed By:Raoul Walsh
Written By:Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay, A.I. Bezzerides
They Drive by Night
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They Drive by Night never coalesces into a coherent whole, but as far as sturdy ’40s Hollywood melodramas go, it’s a pretty sweet two-for-one movie deal.
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The shady world of wildcat truck driving is the background for this B-movie, which finally gave Bogart a part to relish rather than playing a stooge due for a bullet.
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From A.I. Bezzerides' "The Long Haul," with George Raft and Bogie as tough trucking brothers and Ann Sheridan and Ida Lupino as the good woman and the bad.[06 Oct 2006, p.C8]
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For fanciers of hard-boiled cinema, They Drive By Night still offers an entertaining ride.
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Fast moving and actionful melodrama of long-haul trucking biz, They Drive clicks with plenty of entertainment content.
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The pugnacity of Walsh’s comic direction infuses turbulently free enterprise with tragedy.
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Walsh may not have been directly responsible for the structure (the second half is a remake of an earlier Warners melodrama, Bordertown), but his personal response to the material puts it across.
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Production Company:
- Warner Bros.
Release Date:Aug 3, 1940
Duration:1 h 35 m
Rating:TV-G
Tagline:Thrills . . . from coast to coast . . . !
Awards
Photoplay Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
