Roadhouse Nights

Roadhouse Nights

1930 · 68 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

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.

Directed by Hobart Henley · Written by Ben Hecht

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