They Drive by Night (1940)

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Brothers Paul and Joe Fabrini run a trucking business in California mainly shipping fruit from farms to the markets in Los Angeles. They struggle to make ends meet in the face of corrupt businessmen and intense competition. They are forced into driving long hours, and one night pick up waitress Cassie Hartley who's just quit her job at a truck stop. The three of them witness the death of a mutual acquaintance when he falls asleep at the wheel. This has a profound effect on Paul and Joe and they become determined to find a way to make the business pay so they can quit.

Cast and Crew:

Director(s):

Raoul Walsh

Writer(s):

Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay, A.I. Bezzerides

Starring:

George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Gale Page, Alan Hale, Roscoe Karns, John Litel, George Tobias, Eddie Acuff, William Bendix, Marie Blake, Chet Brandenburg, Eddy Chandler, Richard Clayton, Joyce Compton, Alan Davis, Joe Devlin, Demetris Emanuel, Frank Faylen, Eddie Fetherston, Pat Flaherty, Bess Flowers, Brenda Fowler, Ned Glass, Sol Gorss, Jesse Graves, Mack Gray, William Haade, Charles Halton, John Hamilton, Phyllis Hamilton, Carl Harbaugh, George Haywood, Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian, Howard Hickman, Al Hill, J. Anthony Hughes, Paul Hurst, Claire James, Michael Jeffers, Dorothea Kent, Mike Lally, Harry Levette, Vera Lewis, George Lloyd, Wilfred Lucas, Frank Mayo, Matt McHugh, Edmund Mortimer, Jack Mower, Henry O'Neill, Pedro Regas, John Ridgely, Ralph Sanford, Cliff Saum, Harry Semels, Charles Sherlock, Charles Sullivan, Don Turner, Dorothy Vaughan, Max Wagner, Howard Washington, Billy Wayne, Dick Wessel, Frank Wilcox, Norman Willis, Charles C. Wilson, Tom Wilson, Jack Wise, Lillian Yarbo, Katherine Yorke

Producer(s):

Mark Hellinger, Hal B. Wallis

Release Info:

Release Date: August 3, 1940 (USA) | Length: 95 min | Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller | Certificate: Approved| Note(s): Need to find my notes on the cast and to get screen capture. Also known as "The Road to Frisco".

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