Roadhouse Nights (1930)
Chicago gangland and its merry running of the rum form the basis of what turns out to be a perfect pippin of a melodrama, written by Ben Hecht and produced on the murky shores of Long Island Sound.
Two scorching hits are scored — by men. Charles Ruggles crashes through again as the pi-eyed reporter who runs down the rum-runners, and a New York night club pet, Jimmy Durante, is immense in the roadhouse sequence.
Helen Morgan sings, and Fred Kohler is a grand king of the liquor smugglers. We think you will like this punchful melange of melodrama and button-busting comedy. Score another smash for Hobart Henley, director, whose last excellent job was "The Lady Lies." Paramount has a polished jewel in Henley. And — watch this Durante! All Talkie.
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Books with substantial mentioning of Roadhouse Nights
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Edwin M. Bradley The first Hollywood musicals, A critical filmography of 171 features, 1927 through 1932 Jefferson, N.C., 1996 pp. 224-225 
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Books with an entry on Roadhouse Nights
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Larry Langman and Daniel Finn A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties Westport, Connecticut - London, 1995 |