The Devil Is Driving

Dec 9, 1932

1h 5m

★ 5.3

Eddie Lowe and Wynne Gibson...Tossing Flip Cracks into the Teeth of Hell itself!

Overview

Gabby Denton, a hard-drinking, down-on-his-luck drifter, seems to get a chance at redemption when his brother-in-law helps get him a job as a mechanic. Not realizing the garage he works for is actually a front for a stolen car ring, Gabby soon finds himself mixed up in both murder and a liaison with the boss's girl.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

'Gabby' Denton

Edmund Lowe

'Silver'

Wynne Gibson

'Beef' Evans

James Gleason

Nancy Evans

Lois Wilson

Jenkins

Alan Dinehart

'Buddy' Evans

Dickie Moore

The Dummy

George Rosener

Mac

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

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