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They Drive by Night

  • 1938
  • 1h 24min
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7,0/10
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They Drive by Night (1938)
CrimeThriller

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA convict, just out of prison, is implicated in a murder and goes on the run, hitching a ride with a truck driver.A convict, just out of prison, is implicated in a murder and goes on the run, hitching a ride with a truck driver.A convict, just out of prison, is implicated in a murder and goes on the run, hitching a ride with a truck driver.

  • Réalisation
    • Arthur B. Woods
  • Scénario
    • Paul Gangelin
    • James Curtis
    • Derek N. Twist
  • Casting principal
    • Emlyn Williams
    • Anna Konstam
    • Allan Jeayes
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  • NOTE IMDb
    7,0/10
    400
    MA NOTE
    • Réalisation
      • Arthur B. Woods
    • Scénario
      • Paul Gangelin
      • James Curtis
      • Derek N. Twist
    • Casting principal
      • Emlyn Williams
      • Anna Konstam
      • Allan Jeayes
    • 21avis d'utilisateurs
    • 4avis des critiques
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
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    Rôles principaux33

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    Emlyn Williams
    Emlyn Williams
    • Albert 'Shorty' Matthews
    Anna Konstam
    • Molly O'Neil
    Allan Jeayes
    Allan Jeayes
    • Wally Mason
    Ernest Thesiger
    Ernest Thesiger
    • Walter Hoover
    Jennie Hartley
    • Landlady
    Ronald Shiner
    Ronald Shiner
    • Charlie
    Anthony Holles
    • Murray
    William Hartnell
    William Hartnell
    • Bus Conductor
    • (as Billy Hartnell)
    Kitty de Legh
    • Mrs. Mason
    Joe Cunningham
    • Detective Pryor
    Yolande Terrell
    • Marge
    Julie Barrie
    • Pauline
    Hyma Beckley
    • Newspaper Seller
    • (non crédité)
    William John Davies
    • Youth
    • (non crédité)
    Edgar Driver
    • Customer at Charlies
    • (non crédité)
    Brenda Harvey
    • Unknown Role
    • (non crédité)
    Mike Johnson
    • Old Convict Being Released
    • (non crédité)
    Vi Kaley
    Vi Kaley
    • Flower Seller
    • (non crédité)
    • Réalisation
      • Arthur B. Woods
    • Scénario
      • Paul Gangelin
      • James Curtis
      • Derek N. Twist
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    Avis des utilisateurs21

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    8Irene212

    Do not give up on this movie.

    "They Drive By Night" (not to be confused with the Bogart) had a rare showing in a New York theater in 2009, as part of a series on British film noir. The only reason the theater screening matters is because of crowd reaction. And the reaction to this film, especially the final sequences, was absolutely joyous.

    The movie is at least 2/3rds over before one of the main characters appears, the former schoolmaster Walter Hoover, played by the unbelievably urbane, stick-figure-thin Ernest Thesiger. The camera starts on his hands, so you only see what he's doing-- pasting newspaper clippings about lurid murders into a scrapbook-- but when his face is finally revealed, the whole audience seemed to sit a bit straighter, and we stayed that way through the end, reacting with open delight to this character's every movement, his every phrase.

    I mean to take nothing away from the star of the film, Emlyn Williams (who wrote almost as many films as he starred in), but Ernest Thesiger was capable of turning a lousy movie into a watchable one, and a good movie into an unforgettable one. This is definitely the latter.
    7planktonrules

    Although released through Warner Brothers, it has nothing to do with the 1940 film.

    This 1938 film was released in the US by Warner Brothers and I assume it was made by their British division originally (due to British laws, several of the big US studios had British divisions making films as well). Regardless, it has nothing much to do with the more famous 1940 film by Warner.

    The film finds Shorty Matthews (Emlyn Williams) getting out of prison at the same time an inmate is being executed. This is significant because Short is rather ambivalent towards the man's plight--and soon he'll be in a similar position. This occurs when Shorty goes to visit an old girlfriend and he finds her dead. Instead of handling it like a guy with a brain, he runs--and ends up making everyone think he's the killer. Instead of going to the police, this guy spends the rest of the movie avoiding the police dragnet and trying to figure out who is the real killer.

    The film has a few minor flaws. I guess I could accept that Shorty was stupid but perhaps not too unusual for avoiding the police. However, the ending, while really cool to watch, really didn't make a lot of sense. But, the film has a lot of tension and some nice performances. Overall, the good far outweighs the bad and the film is worth your time.
    8VidBoy

    Recently released convict is accused of his girlfriend's murder and goes on the run with the assistance of a truck driver while searching for the true killer.

    Nice crime thriller that almost seems like a lost Hitchcock film. Moody lighting contributes to the noirish atmoshpere. Ernest Thesiger turns in one of his creepiest performances.
    10zebulonguy

    Lost moody classic

    They Drive By Night is an amazing British classic. It has to be one of the most sombre British films of the thirties.It is also extremely interesting as as a timepiece

    The truck drivers and their local pit stops are all captured well in this slice of early British cinema. Shorty , played by Emlyn Williams in a superb performance is released from prison and sets off to see his girlfriend, he discovers her dead body in an amazingly powerful sequence. Terrified he will get the blame he goes on the run hitching a ride from a sympathetic truck driver.On the way he encounters an assortment of various characters , all diverse and entertaining. This film is wonderfully acted by all the cast. If you don't blink you will see William Hartnell who played TV's very first Dr. Who as a bus conductor.

    Much later as the tone of the film completely changes from gripping thriller to downright terror he meets Ernest Thesiger who in a remarkable performance completely dominates the last 25 minutes of the film as a very eccentric chap indeed.It is a tragedy that the director Arthur B. Woods died so young, he displayed a unique talent. If you can search this film out you will be highly rewarded with a film that you will never forget.
    BaronBl00d

    Ernest the Great!

    This is a somewhat "lost" film from England in the late thirties. It definitely does have Hitchcokian overtones as a young con just released from prison goes to visit a girl he knew, only to find her dead, and himself accused of the crime. The bulk of the film follows this young man as he tries to hide from the police by traveling North on a lorry(truck). From there he meets a female of his acquaintance, convinces her of his innocence, and they both embark on a quest to find the real killer. The film has a nice, tight directorial style that creates lots of suspenseful moments. The script is also pretty good. The biggest key to the film's success is the acting. Emlyn Williams does a good job in the lead, but acting honors easily go to Ernest Thesiger playing a highbrow, effeminate, erudite former teacher and student of psychology with a deadly secret. Thesiger's character acting is a joy to behold as he talks about the power of killing in one moment and then in another talks to pussycats in a baby voice. He is so wonderful with these kinds of quirky characterizations(a must-see in The Bride of Frankenstein). A good, old-fashioned suspense story.

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    • Date de sortie
      • 12 février 1940 (Suède)
    • Pays d’origine
      • Royaume-Uni
    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Efter mörkrets inbrott
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Warner Brothers First National Studios, Teddington Studios, Teddington, Middlesex, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
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      • Warner Brothers-First National Productions
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      • Black and White
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