Movie: "Hell Drivers"
| Release Date: | Jul 1957 |
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Awards | Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. |
| Runtime: | 91 min. |
| Cast: | Stanley Baker (Tom Yately) Herbert Lom (Gino Rossi) Peggy Cummins (Lucy, Hawlett Trucking Secretary) Patrick McGoohan (C. 'Red' Redman, Foreman...) William Hartnell (Cartley, Hawlett Manager) Wilfrid Lawson (Ed, Hawlett Mechanic) Sid James (Dusty, Truck Driver (as Sidney James)) Jill Ireland (Jill, Pull In Waitress) Alfie Bass (Tinker, Truck Driver) Gordon Jackson (Scottie) David McCallum (Jimmy Yately, Tom's brother) Sean Connery (Johnny Kates) Wensley Pithey (Pop, Truck 4 Driver) George Murcell (Tub, Truck Driver) Marjorie Rhodes (Ma West, Landlady) Vera Day (Blonde at Dance) Beatrice Varley (Mrs. Yately, Tom's Mother) Robin Bailey (Hawlett Assistant Manager) John Miller () Jerry Stovin (Chick Keithley) John Horsley (Doctor Attending Gino) Marianne Stone (Nurse Attending Gino) Ronald Clarke (Barber Joe) Charles Lamb (Cafe Owner (uncredited)) Hal Osmond (Station Ticket Clerk (uncredited)) Jean St. Clair (Spinster (uncredited)) Ben Williams (Harry, Hawlett Gateman (uncredited)) Ian Wilson (Gibson, Hawlett Paymaster (uncredited)) |
Storyline: Joe 'Tom' Yateley is an ex-convict. Trying to leave his past behind, he decides to starts working for the Hawlett Trucking company, which transports gravel. It's an aggressive company, where speed is everything. Doing too less runs in a day? You're out. Red is the most experienced trucker, he can do 18 runs in a day. Tom soon makes friends with Lucy, the secretary, and Gino, a driver. But the record of Red intrigues him and he wants to break it. Gino advises against it, but he helps Tom when he wants to go through with it. Soon trouble begins when Red and the other drivers form an united front against Tom. Just when Tom has enough and decides to pack his bags, Lucy tells him Gino had a terrible accident. She also tells about the corruption of Hawlett Trucking.
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