They Drive by Night
1940 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 9,588 VOTES · DIR. Raoul Walsh
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,480 lines
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00:01:51 -How's it going, Joe? -Okay. Fill her up.
00:05:13 l'm getting out of here. Come on, Shorty. lt's too deep for me.
00:08:45 Hank Dawson. He's due there and we don't owe him much money.
00:12:00 -Hello. How are you, Joe? -Hello. Will you give us a lift?
00:15:16 Go to sleep, will you? l'm driving now.
00:18:24 l hear you've been doing pretty good.
00:23:28 Maybe l'm dumb anyway.
00:27:56 . . .and go grab a job digging ditches.
00:31:32 l doubt it.
00:34:49 Oh, you've been listening to some narrow-minded people.
00:38:39 There's no use getting smart. l'm acting within my legal rights.
00:42:40 l don't know, George, l. . . .
00:46:05 Yeah, we understand. We love you too. Now get out of here.
00:51:05 Yeah, how can l forget?
00:54:32 . . .and that's about the only thing a one-armed guy can do.
00:58:02 Are you too worried to kiss me?
01:01:19 Now you see, all you've got to do is drive or walk between the posts. . .
01:07:19 Needless to say, Mrs. Carlsen, l regret having to go through this formality.
01:11:37 Yeah, that's what l thought.
01:15:34 Why can't you make it?
01:19:32 l'll see her, all right. l've got things to tell her.
01:23:19 -Did you hear what they were saying? -Well, l didn't exactly hear.
01:27:01 And then l saw him lying there. . .
04:05:08 That's all you'll get.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,480
Dialogue density15.6 lines / min
First line00:01:51
Final line04:05:08
Production Record
DirectorRaoul Walsh
LanguageEnglish
Budget$539,000
Revenue$1,596,000
IMDb votes9,588