Roadhouse Nights

1930Movie⏱️ 1h 8mPassed

CrimeDramaMusical

⭐ 5.5

IMDB Rating

146 votes

A boozing newsman (Charles Ruggles) woos a singer (Helen Morgan) while spying on her bootlegger boyfriend (Fred Kohler).

Director

Hobart Henley

Writers

Ben Hecht, Dashiell Hammett

Stars

Helen Morgan, Charles Ruggles, Fred Kohler

Release Date

February 23, 1930

Language

English

Country

United States

🏆 3

Wins

💬 10

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Helen Morgan

as Lola Fagan

Charles Ruggles

as Willie Bindbugel

Fred Kohler

as Sam Horner

Jimmy Durante

as Daffy

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Lou Clayton

as Joe

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Eddie Jackson

as Moe

Joe King

as John Hanson

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Fuller Mellish Jr.

as Hogan

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Leo Donnelly

as City Editor Keeley

Tammany Young

as Jerry

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.20 : 1

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Paramount Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Production

Paramount Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

murderspeakeasylieswearing off liquorgang

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMusical

⭐ Featured Review

Roadhouse Nights: I don't get it

by Platypuschow • 2018-10-26

2/10

"Ever watched a film where when the credits rolled you still didn't fully understand what you'd just watched. You understood the story, you knew what was going on but you simply didn't "Get it". That was my problem here with Roadhouse Nights. Based on Dashiell Hammett's book Red Harvest this story has been seen before in film form more famously as Yojimbo (1961), A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and Miller's Crossing (1990). This version however is very different from what I've seen of the others and I don't mean that in a good way, not even remotely. ..."