Drama · United States of America · 1930 · 1h 8m

Roadhouse Nights

Roadhouse Nights poster
Director
Hobart Henley
Cast
Helen Morgan as Lola Fagan Charles Ruggles as Willie Bindbugel Fred Kohler as Sam Horner Jimmy Durante as Daffy (as Durante) Louis Clayton as Joe Eddie Jackson as Moe
Crew
William O. Steiner — Director of Photography Helene Turner — Editor Dashiell Hammett — Novel Ben Hecht — Story Walter Wanger — Producer
Synopsis

Based on the Hammett novel, this ultra-rare film—is nominally taken from the author's classic gang-war novel Red Harvest, which proved too brutal and cynical even for pre-Code Hollywood.

Mood & Themes
bootleggerprohibition erakidnappinggangsterpre-code
Key Collaborators
Hobart Henley Director William O. Steiner Director of Photography Helene Turner Editor Dashiell Hammett Novel Ben Hecht Story Walter Wanger Producer
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