Question 1

How did a showgirl's opinion help get 'They Drive by Night' made?

Accepted Answer

Producer Mark Hellinger's wife Gladys Glad, a former Ziegfeld showgirl, read the script he dismissed about truck drivers, liked it, pressured him to reconsider, and it became Warner's sleeper hit of the year.

Question 2

What personal memento connects Alan Hale's role to his son's later TV character?

Accepted Answer

Alan Hale wore a gold pinkie ring in the film; 23 years later, his son Alan Hale Jr. wore the same ring as the Skipper on 'Gilligan's Island' in memory of his father.

Question 3

Which actor helped launch Ida Lupino's career with a key role recommendation?

Accepted Answer

George Raft recommended Ida Lupino for the part of Lana, which became her first important film role as a jealousy-deranged, glamorous wife.

Question 4

What was unique about the filming process for 'They Drive by Night'?

Accepted Answer

According to the DVD special feature, all scenes were filmed in sequence.

Question 5

Which international film festival featured 'They Drive by Night' years after its release?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1958.

Loved this film?

Share with others

Loved this film?

Share with others

They Drive by Night

Customers also watched