George Raft and Humphrey Bogart share a driving ambition in They Drive By Night. a feisty tale of brothers trying ti make it as independent truckers.Ann shridan plays a truck-stop waitress dishing both the daily special and the patter.And ida lupino is a headstrong executive mixing business and romance with murder.with bogart again riding shotgun en route to leading-man stardom (Which he would achieve the following year)and rafi at the wheel in one of his best roles.this fine example of warner Bros.social conscience filmmaking (direct by raoul walsh)proved a sturdy vehicle for both.it proved even more fortuitous for lupino:her courtoom breakdown made her an ;overnight’ sensation that landed her a studio contract.