The Wagons Roll at Night
FOR THE MILLIONS WHO CHEERED "THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT"!
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.
Cast
Humphrey Bogart
Nick Coster
Sylvia Sidney
Flo Lorraine
Eddie Albert
Matt Varney
Joan Leslie
Mary Coster
Sig Ruman
Hoffman the Great
Cliff Clark
Doc
Charley Foy
Snapper
Frank Wilcox
Tex
John Ridgely
Arch
Clara Blandick
Mrs. Williams
Aldrich Bowker
Mr. Williams
Garry Owen
Gus
Jack Mower
Bundy
Frank Mayo
Wally
Eddie Acuff
Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)
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Storyline
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.
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