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They Drive by Night

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1940-07-26

Runtime: 95 mins

Director: Raoul Walsh

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller

Original title: They Drive by Night

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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