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They Drive by Night (1938)
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December 1938 (UK) morePlot:
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(Credited cast) | Emlyn Williams | ... | Shorty Matthews |
| Ernest Thesiger | ... | Walter Hoover |
| Anna Konstam | ... | Molly O'Neill |
| Allan Jeayes | ... | Wally mason |
| Anthony Holles | ... | Murray |
| Ronald Shiner | ... | Charlie |
| Yolande Terrell | ... | Marge |
| Julie Barrie | ... | Pauline |
| Kitty de Legh | ... | Mrs. Mason |
| William Hartnell | ... | Bus Conductor (as Billy Hartnell) |
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| Iris Vandeleur | ... | Flower seller |
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84 minCountry:
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Teddington Studios, Teddington, Middlesex, England, UKMOVIEmeter: 
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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.