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The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars

1932Movie⏱️ 1h 25mPassed
ActionDramaSport
⭐ 6.2
IMDB Rating
1,590 votes

Race car driver becomes overprotective of his brother when he decides to become a racer as well.

Director
Howard Hawks
Writers
John Bright, Niven Busch, Kubec Glasmon
Stars
James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak
Release Date
April 16, 1932
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 1
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 32
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

James Cagney
James Cagney
as Joe Greer
Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell
as Anne Scott
Ann Dvorak
Ann Dvorak
as Lee Merrick
Eric Linden
Eric Linden
as Edward 'Eddie' Greer
Guy Kibbee
Guy Kibbee
as Pop Greer
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh
as Spud Connors
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Billy Arnold
as Billy Arnold
πŸ‘€
Leo Nomis
as Jim
πŸ‘€
Fred Frame
as Fred Frame
πŸ‘€
Ralph Hepburn
as Ralph Hepburn

πŸ’° Box Office

$1,676,420
Worldwide Gross
$1,142,320
Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Nutley Velodrome, Nutley, New Jersey, USA
Production
Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

prologuecarcagney and blondellblondell and g. kibbeebrother

🎯 Categories

ActionDramaSport

⭐ Featured Review

The Great Race
by lugonian β€’ 2010-03-07
6/10

"THE CROWD ROARS (Warner Brothers, 1932), directed by Howard Hawks, is a fast-pace drama revolving around auto racing at the Indianapolis speedway as indicated prior to the opening credits with racing cars speeding down the track as one goes out of control, causing the crowd at the grand stand to rise from their seats and, hence the title, the crowd roars! Starring James Cagney, whose gangster/tough guy image emerged with his ground breaking title role as THE PUBLIC ENEMY (1931), continues to play a tough guy, this time from behind the wheel aiming for the finish line. The story, written by i..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Famous racing car designer August Duesenberg designed a customized tow-bar for use in the racing stunt sequences that allowed cars to be released from tow and lose a wheel at high speed.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Race car driver becomes overprotective of his brother when he decides to become a racer as well.