The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)
FOR THE MILLIONS WHO CHEERED "THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT"!
84 min
An escaped circus lion provides the impetus for the meeting of carnival owner Nick Coster and Matt Varney, a small-town man who suddenly becomes a lion tamer when he manages to subdue the big cat. While acclimating to carnival life, Matt begins a romance with Nick's sister, Mary, causing tension between Matt and Nick. The latter must also juggle his stormy relationship with glamorous circus star Flo Lorraine.
- Release date
- April 25, 1941
- Country of origin
- United States
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Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Nick Coster
- Sylvia Sidney as Flo Lorraine
- Eddie Albert as Matt Varney
- Joan Leslie as Mary Coster
- Sig Ruman as Hoffman the Great
- Cliff Clark as Doc
- Charley Foy as Snapper
- Frank Wilcox as Tex
- John Ridgely as Arch
- Clara Blandick as Mrs. Williams
- Aldrich Bowker as Mr. Williams
- Garry Owen as Gus
- Jack Mower as Bundy
- Frank Mayo as Wally
- Eddie Acuff as Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)
- John Dilson as Minister (uncredited)
- Dick Elliott as Mr. Paddleford (uncredited)
- Sol Gorss as Trainer with Tex (uncredited)
- George Guhl as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
- Eddie Hall as Man Running from Escaped Lion (uncredited)
- Grace Hayle as Mrs. Grebnick (uncredited)
- Fay Helm as Wife (uncredited)
- Stuart Holmes as Rural Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Robert Milasch as Roustabout (uncredited)
- Anthony Nace as Husband (uncredited)
- George Ovey as Boy (uncredited)
- Buster Phelps as Boy (uncredited)
- Sailor Vincent as Roustabout (uncredited)
- Billy Wayne as Chicago Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Crew
- Ray Enright · Director
- Fred Niblo Jr. · Writer
- Barry Trivers · Writer
- Francis Wallace · Writer
- Heinz Roemheld · Composer
- Sidney Hickox · Cinematographer
- Mark Richards · Editor