grell851 | 7 points
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George Raft and Humphrey Bogart share a driving ambition in They Drive by Night, a feisty tale of brothers trying to make it as independent truckers. Ann Sheridan plays a truck-stop waitress dishing both the daily special and the patter. And Ida Lupino is a headstrong executive mixing business and romance with murder. With Bogart again riding shotgun en route to leading-man stardom (which he would achieve the following year) and Raft at the wheel in one of his best roles, this fine example of Warner Bros. social-conscience filmmaking (directed by Raoul Walsh) proved a sturdy vehicle for both. It proved even more fortuitous for Lupino: Her courtoom breakdown made her an “overnight” sensation that landed her a studio contract.
[-] idapitbwidiuatabip | 1 points | Feb 17 2018 10:11:43
This is such a great movie.
George Raft usually played a bad guy, lot of Mafia-type roles (he played the villain in Some Like It Hot) so it's refreshing to see him playing a nice fella. Bogart & Sheridan are great, too, but Ida Lupino takes the cake. She's fantastic in this. Ending is a bit sappy but it's a wonderful film set in an interesting world.
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