The Devil Is Driving

Jun 25, 1937

1h 7m

★ 5.0

Chilling thrills run riot!

Overview

In the fine tradition of And Sudden Death, Columbia's The Devil is Driving tabulates the dangers of drunken driving in an exciting, unabashedly melodramatic fashion. In his first true portrayal of a "little creep," Elisha Cook Jr. stars as Tony, the spoiled-rotten son of the wealthy and influential Mr. Stevens.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Paul Driscoll

Richard Dix

Eve Hammond

Joan Perry

Mrs. Sanders

Nana Bryant

Elias Sanders

Ian Wolfe

Tony Stevens

Elisha Cook Jr.

Charles Stevens

Henry Kolker

Louis Wooster

Walter Kingsford

Kitty Wooster

Ann Rutherford

Martin Foster

Frank C. Wilson

Sam Mitchell

Paul Harvey

Joe Peters

John Wray

Mr. Muller (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

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