
Roadhouse Nights
Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan
Lola Fagan
Helen Morgan
Lola Fagan


Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles
Willie Bindbugel
Charles Ruggles
Willie Bindbugel


Fred Kohler
Fred Kohler
Sam Horner
Fred Kohler
Sam Horner


Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Durante
Daffy (as Durante)
Jimmy Durante
Daffy (as Durante)
Louis Clayton
Louis Clayton
Joe
Louis Clayton
Joe
Eddie Jackson
Eddie Jackson
Moe
Eddie Jackson
Moe


Joe King
Joe King
John Hanson
Joe King
John Hanson
Fuller Mellish Jr.
Fuller Mellish Jr.
Hogan
Fuller Mellish Jr.
Hogan
Leo Donnelly
Leo Donnelly
City Editor Keeley
Leo Donnelly
City Editor Keeley


Tammany Young
Tammany Young
Jerry
Tammany Young
Jerry
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