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Year: 1940
Director: Raoul Walsh
Plot: They just don't make 'em like They Drive By Night anymore. This slam-bang Warner Bros. attraction stars George Raft and Humphrey Bogart as Joe and Paul Fabrini, owners of a small but scrappy trucking firm. The film deftly combines comedy with thrills for the first half-hour or so, as the Fabrini boys battle crooked distributors and unscrupulous rivals while establishing their transport company. Things take a potentially tragic turn when the overworked Paul Fabrini falls asleep at the wheel and cracks up, losing an arm in the accident. He's pretty bitter for a while, but, with the help of his loving wife, Pearl (Gale Page), Paul eventually snaps out of his self-pity and goes to work as a dispatcher for the Fabrinis' company. Meanwhile, Joe's on-and-off romance with wisecracking waitress Cassie Hartley (Ann Sheridan) is threatened by the presence of seductive Lana Carlsen (Ida Lupino), the wife of glad-handing trucking executive Ed Carlsen (Alan Hale). At this point, the film metamorphoses into a remake of the 1935 Paul Muni-Bette Davis vehicle Bordertown. Desperately in love with Joe, Lana murders her husband, making it look like an accident, then offers Joe half-interest in Carlsen's organization. Joe accepts the offer, but spurns Lana's romantic overtures, whereupon the scheming vixen accuses Joe of plotting Carlsen's murder. Thus, the stage is set for a spectacular courtroom finale, completely dominated by a demented Lana, whose "mad scene" rivals those of Ophelia and Lucia di Lammermoor. In addition to the full-blooded performances by the stars and the virile direction by Raoul Walsh, They Drive By Night benefits immeasurably from the nonstop brilliant dialogue by Jerry Wald and Richard Macaulay -- especially in an early lunch-counter scene between Ann Sheridan and George Raft, generously seasoned with hilarious double- and single-entendres. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:54:08 GMTThey Drive by Night1940Raoul WalshThey just don't make 'em like They Drive By Night anymore. This slam-bang Warner Bros. attraction stars <a href="/players/P____58473/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>George Raft</a> and <a href="/players/P_____7027/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Humphrey Bogart</a> as Joe and Paul Fabrini, owners of a small but scrappy trucking firm. The film deftly combines comedy with thrills for the first half-hour or so, as the Fabrini boys battle crooked distributors and unscrupulous rivals while establishing their transport company. Things take a potentially tragic turn when the overworked Paul Fabrini falls asleep at the wheel and cracks up, losing an arm in the accident. He's pretty bitter for a while, but, with the help of his loving wife, Pearl (<a href="/players/P____54657/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Gale Page</a>), Paul eventually snaps out of his self-pity and goes to work as a dispatcher for the Fabrinis' company. Meanwhile, Joe's on-and-off romance with wisecracking waitress Cassie Hartley (<a href="/players/P____65207/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ann Sheridan</a>) is threatened by the presence of seductive Lana Carlsen (<a href="/players/P___100403/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ida Lupino</a>), the wife of glad-handing trucking executive Ed Carlsen (<a href="/players/P____29662/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Alan Hale</a>). At this point, the film metamorphoses into a remake of the 1935 <a href="/players/P____51322/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Paul Muni</a>-<a href="/players/P____17295/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Bette Davis</a> vehicle <a href=/films/209815/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Bordertown</a>. Desperately in love with Joe, Lana murders her husband, making it look like an accident, then offers Joe half-interest in Carlsen's organization. Joe accepts the offer, but spurns Lana's romantic overtures, whereupon the scheming vixen accuses Joe of plotting Carlsen's murder. Thus, the stage is set for a spectacular courtroom finale, completely dominated by a demented Lana, whose "mad scene" rivals those of Ophelia and Lucia di Lammermoor. In addition to the full-blooded performances by the stars and the virile direction by <a href="/players/P___115880/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Raoul Walsh</a>, They Drive By Night benefits immeasurably from the nonstop brilliant dialogue by <a href="/players/P___115752/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jerry Wald</a> and <a href="/players/P___100614/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Richard Macaulay</a> -- especially in an early lunch-counter scene between <a href="/players/P____65207/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ann Sheridan</a> and <a href="/players/P____58473/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>George Raft</a>, generously seasoned with hilarious double- and single-entendres. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide1Slightly Tagged (1-5)34http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t87815fczuu.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/They_Drive_by_Night/187680/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/murder/MemberTagFilms.aspxmurder
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