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Nov 2, 2003 · 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. Score: Cast: George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Gale Page, Alan Hale, Roscoe Karns, Jon Litel, George Tobias Director: Raoul Walsh Screenwriter: Richard Macaulay ...
Synopsis. “Shorty” Matthews having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only to discover her murdered. Fearing he will be wrongly accused of being the culprit he disappears amongst the long-distance lorry driving community. Meanwhile, the real killer, unassuming ex-schoolteacher Walter Hoover, continues to prey ...
They Drive by Night. Alan Hale wears a gold pinkie ring in this movie. Some 23 years, later this same ring can be seen on the pinkie of his son Alan Hale Jr. while he was playing the Skipper on Gilligan's Island (1964). After his father's death, Hale Jr. wore this ring for the rest of his life in memory of his father, with whom he was very close.
They Drive by Night is directed by Arthur Woods and collectively written by Paul Gangelin, Derek Twist and from his own novel; James Curtis. It stars Emlyn Williams, Ernest Thesiger and Anna Konstam. Music is by Bretton Byrd and cinematography by Basil Emmott.
Review by theriverjordan ★★★½ 9. “They Drive By Night” is a noir ripped in two; half belonging to a pair of scrappy brothers, and half to a vicious turn by Ida Lupino as a woman scorned. Director Raoul Walsh seems to take a detour down a dark back road partway through “Drive By Night.”. A film that begins following George Raft ...
Oscar-winner Humphrey Bogart ("Casablanca") stars in this superb drama about two truck-driving brothers who are framed for murder by a lady psycho. George Raft ("Some Like it Hot") and Ann Sheridan ("Angels with Dirty Faces") co-star. Leonard Maltin praises this film for its "unforgettable dialogue."
