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They Drive by Night (1940)
No Picture in 1940
Will Have Bigger Thrills
Directors: Raoul Walsh, Hugh MacMullen, rated
Approved
  Starring:
George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Gale
Page, Alan Hale Sr., Roscoe Karns, John Litel, George Tobias,
Charles Haltom, William Bendix
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
- good
"Some day you road
skinners will be sayin', "Joe Fabrini's a good guy to work for."
And I will be." -
Joe Fabrini
Why watch this?
Before big rigs, trucking was a lot more dangerous.
Plot Summary:
This highway drama follows two hardworking brothers trying to
survive as independent long-haul truck drivers. After a terrible
highway accident changes their lives, one brother is forced to
take a job at a larger transport company run by an old friend.
Complications arise when the owner's wife develops an intense
obsession and sets off a high-stakes legal battle..
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Dad's Preview:
This noir thriller starts out as an exposé
on the hard-scrapple life of truckers in the late
1930's. Their conditions are tenuous at best, and often
deadly. Then the film shifts gears and becomes a full-on
noir crime flick featuring a devious femme fatale, who
frames a man she loves because he won't bend to her
will. I thought the film's transition worked well, and
it will keep your interest thanks to great performances
by Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino. You'll have no
problem staying awake for this film's duration. |
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Max Hellinger;
Warner Bros. Pictures
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