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James Cagney kicks serious asphalt in director Howard hawk’s high-speed thrill ride costarring Joan Blondell and Ann Dvorak. The fastest man on four wheels, Indy champ Joe Greer (Cagney) has strong ideas when it comes to flashy dames and his kid brother, Eddie (Eric Linden). So when the two come to blows over Eddie’s refusal to give his brassy blond girlfriend (Blondell) the air, Joe is driven to drink, resulting in a car crash that destroys his nerve and threatens to wreck his carrer. Shot on location at the Ventura Raceway and the Indianapolis and Ascot Motor speedways, The Crowd Roars features appearances by eight pro racers, including 1930 Indy winner Billy Arnold, and some of the wildest racing sequences to ever burn up the screen!
Original Release
04/13/1932
US Release
04/16/1932
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Cagney | Joe Greer |
Joan Blondell | Anne Scott |
Ann Dvorak | Lee Merrick |
Eric Linden | Edward 'Eddie' Greer |
Guy Kibbee | Pop Greer |
Frank McHugh | Spud Connors |
Billy Arnold | Billy Arnold / Self |
Leo Nomis | Jim |
Fred Frame | Fred Frame / Self |
Ralph Hepburn | Ralph Hepburn / Self |
Directors
Writers
Howard Hawks, John Bright, Niven Busch, Kubec Glasmon, Seton I. Miller
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Cagney | Joe Greer |
Joan Blondell | Anne Scott |
Ann Dvorak | Lee Merrick |
Eric Linden | Edward 'Eddie' Greer |
Guy Kibbee | Pop Greer |
Frank McHugh | Spud Connors |
Billy Arnold | Billy Arnold / Self |
Leo Nomis | Jim |
Fred Frame | Fred Frame / Self |
Ralph Hepburn | Ralph Hepburn / Self |
Wilbur Shaw | Wilbur Shaw / Self |
Shorty Cantlon | Shorty Cantlon / Self |
Mel Keneally | Mel Keneally / Self |
Stubby Stubblefield | Stubby Stubblefield / Self |
Jack Brisco | Jack Brisco / Self |
James P. Burtis | Red - Joe's Mechanic / Joe's Mechanic Red |
John Conte | Third Announcer / Third Announcer (edited from 'Indianapolis Speedway') |
Ralph Dunn | Racetrack Official |
Sol Gorss | Replaced Driving Mechanic |
William Gould | Track Doctor |