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They Drive by Night

( Catalog Number ML102265 )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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They Drive by Night
1940 - 95 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
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, Rovi

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Cast for They Drive by Night

Joe Devlin (a driver)
Jesse Graves (Carlsen's butler)
Mack Gray (a driver)
Harry Semels (cashier)
Max Wagner (a driver)
Norman Willis (Mike's assistant)
Lillian Yarbo (Lana's maid)
George Raft
Ann Sheridan
Ida Lupino
Humphrey Bogart
Gale Page
Alan Hale
Roscoe Karns
John Litel
George Tobias

Crew for They Drive by Night

Producer Mark Hellinger
Producer Hal B. Wallis
Cinematographer Arthur Edeson
Composer Adolph Deutsch
Costume Designer Milo Anderson
Director Raoul Walsh
Editor Thomas Richards
Hugh MacMullan
Writer Jerry Wald
Writer A.I. Bezzerides
Writer Richard Macaulay

Feature Details

Title: They Drive by Night
Feature Release Date: 1940
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 95 Minutes
Chapters: 32
Picture: Academy Ratio
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

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LD Release Date: 3 Jun 1992
Catalog Number: ML102265
UPC: 027616226563
ISBN: 792811798
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: MGM/UA Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: ML102265
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket with some edge and shelf-wear

George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart in...

They Drive by Night

( Catalog Number ML102265 )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
LDs

They Drive by Night
1940 - 95 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
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, Rovi

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Cast for They Drive by Night

Joe Devlin (a driver)
Jesse Graves (Carlsen's butler)
Mack Gray (a driver)
Harry Semels (cashier)
Max Wagner (a driver)
Norman Willis (Mike's assistant)
Lillian Yarbo (Lana's maid)
George Raft
Ann Sheridan
Ida Lupino
Humphrey Bogart
Gale Page
Alan Hale
Roscoe Karns
John Litel
George Tobias

Crew for They Drive by Night

Producer Mark Hellinger
Producer Hal B. Wallis
Cinematographer Arthur Edeson
Composer Adolph Deutsch
Costume Designer Milo Anderson
Director Raoul Walsh
Editor Thomas Richards
Hugh MacMullan
Writer Jerry Wald
Writer A.I. Bezzerides
Writer Richard Macaulay

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