They Drive by Night 83 years old

No picture in 1940 will have bigger thrills!

They Drive by Night

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.

Credits

They Drive by Night Cast

Name Character
John Ridgely He was 30, 58 years old when he died as Hank Dawson
Ida Lupino She was 22, 77 years old when she died as Lana Carlsen
George Raft He was 44, 85 years old when he died as Joe Fabrini
Alan Hale He was 48, 57 years old when he died as Ed Carlsen
Bess Flowers She was 41, 85 years old when she died as Party Guest (uncredited)
Humphrey Bogart He was 40, 57 years old when he died as Paul Fabrini
Dick Wessel He was 27, 52 years old when he died as Driver in Cafe
Edmund Mortimer He was 65, 69 years old when he died as Extra in Courtroom (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas He was 69, 69 years old when he died as Bailiff
William Bendix He was 34, 58 years old when he died as Truck driver watching pinball game (uncredited)
Charles Halton He was 64, 83 years old when he died as Farnsworth
Ann Sheridan She was 25, 51 years old when she died as Cassie Hartley
Dorothy Vaughan She was 29, 44 years old when she died as Courtroom Matron (uncredited)
Dorothea Kent She was 24, 74 years old when she died as Sue (uncredited)
Gale Page She was 26, 69 years old when she died as Pearl Fabrini
Billy Wayne He was 43, 73 years old when he died as Repairman (uncredited)
Tom Wilson He was 9, 33 years old when he died as Man Outside Barney's (uncredited)
George Tobias He was 39, 78 years old when he died as George Rondolos
John Litel He was 47, 79 years old when he died as Harry McNamara
Jack Mower He was 49, 74 years old when he died as Deputy with Farnsworth (uncredited)
Eddie Acuff He was 37, 53 years old when he died as Driver in Cafe
Harry Semels He was 52, 58 years old when he died as Leo - Cashier (uncredited)
Joyce Compton She was 33, 90 years old when she died as Sue Carter (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler He was 46, 54 years old when he died as Driver (uncredited)
Pedro Regas He was 43, 77 years old when he died as Harry's Partner (uncredited)
Frank Faylen He was 34, 79 years old when he died as Driver in Cafe
George Lloyd He was 47, 74 years old when he died as Barney
Max Wagner He was 38, 73 years old when he died as Sweeney - Driver (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty He was 14, 76 years old when he died as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
William Haade He was 37, 63 years old when he died as Tough Driver (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston He was 43, 68 years old when he died as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Mike Lally He was 52, now 136 years old as Man Griping at Farnsworth (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox He was 33, 66 years old when he died as Reporter #1
Carl Harbaugh He was 53, 73 years old when he died as Mechanic (uncredited)
J. Anthony Hughes He was 36, 65 years old when he died as Reporter #3 (uncredited)
Norman Willis He was 7, 55 years old when he died as Neves - Mike's Assistant (uncredited)
Don Turner He was 59, 17 years old when he died as Driver (uncredited)
Vera Lewis She was 67, 82 years old when she died as Landlady
John Hamilton He was 53, 71 years old when he died as Defense Attorney
Sol Gorss He was 32, 58 years old when he died as Truck Driver Warning About Farnsworth
Howard C. Hickman He was 60, 69 years old when he died as The Judge
Mack Gray He was 34, 75 years old when he died as Mike - Driver (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson He was 45, 53 years old when he died as Mike Williams
Matt McHugh He was 46, 77 years old when he died as Repairman (uncredited)
Marie Blake She was 44, 82 years old when she died as Waitress (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock He was 4, 38 years old when he died as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Frank Mayo He was 54, 77 years old when he died as Motorist at Accident Scene (uncredited)
Al Hill He was 48, 62 years old when he died as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Jack Wise He was 52, 66 years old when he died as Jake (uncredited)
Roscoe Karns He was 48, 78 years old when he died as Irish McGurn
Paul Hurst He was 34, now 49 years old as Pete Haig
Ralph Sanford He was 41, 64 years old when he died as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Brenda Fowler She was 57, 59 years old when she died as Prison Matron (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan He was 41, 73 years old when he died as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Lillian Yarbo She was 35, 91 years old when she died as Chloe - Lana's Maid (uncredited)
Joe Devlin He was 46, 79 years old when he died as Fatso - Driver (uncredited)
Henry O'Neill He was 48, 69 years old when he died as District Attorney (uncredited)

They Drive by Night Crew

Name Department
Arthur Edeson as Director of Photography. He was 48 (78) years old when He died Camera
Adolph Deutsch as Original Music Composer. He was 42 (82) years old when He died Sound
Milo Anderson as Costume Design. He was 30 (74) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Thomas Richards as Editor. He was 41 (46) years old when He died Editing
Richard Macaulay as Screenplay. He was 30 (60) years old when He died Writing
Jerry Wald as Screenplay. He was 28 (50) years old when He died Writing
Mark Hellinger as Associate Producer. He was 37 (44) years old when He died Production
John Hughes as Art Direction. He was 9 (59) years old when He died Art
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They Drive by Night (83 years)

No picture in 1940 will have bigger thrills!

  • Release day: Friday, July 26, 1940
  • Runtime: 95 minutes
  • Budget: 539000.00
  • Revenue: 1596000.00