night lights
they drive by night b & w dual layered
they just dont 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 . hes 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 . br br ccall new making of featurette divided highway the story of they drive by nightvintage musical short swingtime in the moviestheatrical trailersubtitles english fran ais & espa ol . br br ccall new making of featurette divided highway the story of they drive by nightvintage musical short swingtime in the moviestheatrical trailersubtitles english fran ais & espa ol .