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They Drive by Night
“No picture in 1940 will have bigger thrills!”
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.
Directed by Raoul Walsh, Hal B. Wallis
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User score
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Status
Released
Released
July 26, 1940
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
English
Budget → Revenue
$539K → $1.6M
Top cast
George Raft
Joe Fabrini
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)
John Litel
Harry McNamara
George Tobias
George Rondolos
Henry O'Neill
District Attorney (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Eddie Acuff
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
William Bendix
Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
Lillian Yarbo
Chloe, Lana's Maid (uncredited)
Dorothea Kent
Sue (uncredited)
Marie Blake
Waitress (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Landlady (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Farnsworth (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Man Griping at Farnsworth (uncredited)
