Roadhouse Nights (1930)
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.
Director: Hobart Henley
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Helen Morgan as Lola Fagan |
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Charles Ruggles as Willie Bindbugel |
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Fred Kohler as Sam Horner |
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Jimmy Durante as Daffy (as Durante) |
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Louis Clayton as Joe |
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Eddie Jackson as Moe |
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Joe King as John Hanson |
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Fuller Mellish Jr. as Hogan |
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Leo Donnelly as City Editor Keeley |
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Tammany Young as Jerry |
| Directing | Hobart Henley | Director |
| Writing | Dashiell Hammett | Novel |
| Writing | Ben Hecht | Story |
| Production | Walter Wanger | Producer |
| Editing | Helene Turner | Editor |
| Camera | William O. Steiner | Director of Photography |