The Wagons Roll at Night

"FOR THE MILLIONS WHO CHEERED "THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT"!"

Apr 25 1941 Approved 1h 24m
Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

A lion escapes Nick Coster's carnival and is captured by grocery clerk Matt Varney whom Nick brings into the show and eventually makes chief lion tamer. When Nick finds out Matt has fallen for his convent-bred sister Mary he makes him go into the cage with the insane lion Caesar.

Written by

Fred Niblo Jr., Barry Trivers, Francis Wallace

Directed by

Ray Enright

Cast

Humphrey Bogart, Sylvia Sidney, Eddie Albert

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
THE WAGONS ROLL AT NIGHT Original Theatrical Trailer
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