They Drive by Night (1940)

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.

Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller

What to watch after They Drive by Night

• The Big Trail (1930) — Raoul Walsh directed both
• They Live by Night (1948) — Same subject: film noir
• Objective, Burma! (1945) — Same feel: realistic, dramatic
• Thieves' Highway (1949) — Same subject: film noir, truck driver
• They Died with Their Boots On (1941) — Raoul Walsh directed both
• Watch on the Rhine (1943)