They Drive by Night

:"For the 1938 film, see "They Drive by Night (1938 film)"Infobox_Film
name = They Drive by Night


imdb_id = 0033149
director = Raoul Walsh
writer = A.I. Bezzerides (novel Long Haul)
Jerry Wald
Richard Macaulay
starring = George Raft
Ann Sheridan
Ida Lupino
Humphrey Bogart
producer = Mark Hellinger associate producer
Hal B. Wallis executive producer
music = Adolph Deutsch
cinematography = Arthur Edeson
distributor = Warner Bros.
released = July 27, 1940 (U.S. release)
runtime = 95 min.
language = English

"They Drive by Night" is a 1940 film starring George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino, and Humphrey Bogart. It is filmed in black-and-white.

Plot

Joe (Raft) and Paul Fabrini (Bogart) are truck drivers who start their own small business. Once owners of a small but scrappy trucking firm, the Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors and rivals while trying to make a success of their transport company. Overworked Paul falls asleep at the wheel causing an accident that costs him one of his arms. Bitter, Paul eventually gets over his self pity and returns to work now as a dispatcher for the Fabrinis' company. Meanwhile Joe is romancing a local waitress Cassie (Sheridan), but is being seduced by Lana Carlsen (Lupino), the wife of trucking executive Ed Carlsen (Hale). Lana, now in love with Joe, murders her husband and makes it look like an accident. She then offers Joe one half interest in Carlsen's organization. Joe accepts but turns away from Lana's sexual advances. This enrages Lana who then accuses Joe of plotting Carlsen's murder.

Cast

*George Raft as Joe Fabrini
*Ann Sheridan as Cassie Hartley
*Ida Lupino as Lana Carlsen
*Humphrey Bogart as Paul Fabrini
*Gale Page as Pearl Fabrini
*Alan Hale as Ed J. Carlsen
*Roscoe Karns as 'Irish' McGurn
*John Litel as Harry McNamara
*George Tobias as George Rondolos

ee also

The film is sometimes confused with the 1938 suspense film, "They Drive by Night" and the 1949 film noir, "They Live By Night"

Novel

The film was based on the novel "The Long Haul" which was later reprinted under the title "They Drive by Night" to take advantage of the film version's fame.

External links

* [http://home.aol.com/MG4273/walsh.htm The Films of Raoul Walsh]
* [http://www.noiroftheweek.com/2008/04/they-drive-by-night-1940.html Film Noir of the Week written by Stone Wallace]