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The Roaring 20s is an American drama television series starring Rex Reason, Donald May and Dorothy Provine that was broadcast by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) from October 15, 1960, until January 20, 1962.

Synopsis[]

Each episode of the series is an hour long. It concerns newspaper reporters reporting crime and gangsters for the fictitious newspaper The New York Record during the 1920s, such as Scott Norris (Rex Reason), Pat Garrison (Donald May), Duke Williams (John Dehner), and copy-boy Chris Higby (Gary Vinson). Mike Road played police Lieutenant Joe Switoski. Dorothy Provine features as Pinky Pinkham, the singer at the Charleston Club, in all 45 episodes. Other major actors were James Flavin as Robert Howard and Louise Glenn as Gladys, who appear in 33 and 30 episodes, respectively.

Episodes[]

Season 1: 1960–61[]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
11 Burnett's WomanGeorge WaggnerS : Samuel Fuller;
T : Larry Welch
October 15, 1960 (1960-10-15)27783
 
22 Champagne LadyLeslie H. MartinsonOctober 22, 1960 (1960-10-22)25503
 
33 The Velvet FrameGeorge WaggnerLászló GörögOctober 29, 1960 (1960-10-29)25504
 
44 Vendetta on Bleecker StreetMarc LawrenceS : William Koenig;
T : Samuel Roeca
November 5, 1960 (1960-11-05)27784
 
55 The Prairie FlowerRobert AltmanRobert J. ShawNovember 12, 1960 (1960-11-12)25513
 
66 Brother's KeeperRobert AltmanNovember 19, 1960 (1960-11-19)25505
 
77 Judge Seward's SecretCharles F. HaasNovember 26, 1960 (1960-11-26)25506
 
88 White CarnationRobert AltmanLászló GörögDecember 3, 1960 (1960-12-03)25507
 
99 Bold EditionGeorge WaggnerT : László Görög;
S/T : Richard Paul Stenger
December 10, 1960 (1960-12-10)25508
 
1010 Layoff CharleyRobert B. SinclairMelvin LevyDecember 17, 1960 (1960-12-17)27785
 
1111 The MaestroGeorge WaggnerMelvin LevyJanuary 7, 1961 (1961-01-07)27786
 
1212 Dance MarathonRobert AltmanT : Ardel Wray;
S/T : Lee Loeb
January 14, 1961 (1961-01-14)25509
 
1313 Big Town BluesRobert SparrShirl HendryxJanuary 21, 1961 (1961-01-21)25510
 
1414 Coney Red HotsCharles F. HaasS : Leo Townsend;
T : László Görög
January 28, 1961 (1961-01-28)27787
 
1515 Two a DayRobert AltmanStuart JeromeFebruary 4, 1961 (1961-02-04)25511
 
1616 Black SaturdayEdward DeinShirl Hendryx,
Robert E. Thompson
February 11, 1961 (1961-02-11)25512
 
1717 Lucky CharmGeorge WaggnerS : Joyce Fierro;
S/T : Ron Bishop
February 18, 1961 (1961-02-18)25514
 
1818 Pie in the SkyRobert SparrMary C. McCall Jr.,
Tedd Pierce
February 25, 1961 (1961-02-25)27788
 
1919 The VampLeslie H. MartinsonDick Chevillat,
Ray Singer
March 4, 1961 (1961-03-04)25515
 
2020 War with the NighthawkersGeorge WaggnerRobert C. DennisMarch 11, 1961 (1961-03-11)25516
 
2121 The Twelfth HourIrving J. MooreLászló GörögMarch 18, 1961 (1961-03-18)25517
 
2222 The Salvation of Killer McFaddenGeorge WaggnerApril 1, 1961 (1961-04-01)25518
 
2323 The Fifth PinRobert SparrCharles O'Neal,
Victor Trivas
April 8, 1961 (1961-04-08)25519
 
2424 The Red CarpetRobert DouglasS : Leonard Brown;
T : Shirl Hendryx
April 15, 1961 (1961-04-15)25520
 
2525 Scandal SheetIrving J. MooreApril 22, 1961 (1961-04-22)25521
 
2626 Mademoiselle from ArmentieresLeslie H. MartinsonEdwin BlumApril 29, 1961 (1961-04-29)25522
 
2727 Among the MissingIrving J. MooreS : Talbot Jennings;
T : Robert J. Shaw
May 6, 1961 (1961-05-06)27789
 
2828 Right Off the Boat: Part 1Robert AltmanRobert C. DennisMay 13, 1961 (1961-05-13)25523
 
2929 Right Off the Boat: Part 2Robert AltmanRobert C. DennisMay 20, 1961 (1961-05-20)25524
 
3030 Million Dollar SuitLeslie H. MartinsonSheldon StarkMay 27, 1961 (1961-05-27)27790
 
3131 Royal TourRobert AltmanRichard CollinsJune 3, 1961 (1961-06-03)28618
 

Season 2: 1961–62[]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
321 No ExitStuart HeislerLászló GörögOctober 7, 1961 (1961-10-07)27791
 
332 Kitty Goes WestCharles R. RondeauJames O'HanlonOctober 14, 1961 (1961-10-14)27792
 
343 Nobody's MillionsCharles R. RondeauOctober 21, 1961 (1961-10-21)28619
 
354 Standing Room OnlyRobert AltmanOctober 28, 1961 (1961-10-28)28620
 
365 Another Time, Another WarRobert SparrShirl HendryxNovember 4, 1961 (1961-11-04)25562
 
376 Everybody Loves BennyStuart HeislerNovember 11, 1961 (1961-11-11)27793
 
387 The Duke on the BumSidney SalkowNovember 18, 1961 (1961-11-18)28621
 
398 Pinky Goes to CollegeCharles R. RondeauJudith Plowden,
Teddi Sherman
November 25, 1961 (1961-11-25)28622
 
409 So's Your Old ManSidney SalkowRobert J. ShawDecember 2, 1961 (1961-12-02)25563
 
4110 Asparagus TipsLeslie H. MartinsonS : Will Gould,
Richard Weil;
T : Ardel Wray
December 9, 1961 (1961-12-09)28623
 
4211 Blondes Prefer GentlemenRichard C. SarafianStanley NissDecember 16, 1961 (1961-12-16)25564
 
4312 You Can't Fight City HallLeslie H. MartinsonRic HardmanJanuary 6, 1962 (1962-01-06)28624
 
4413 FootlightsMarc LawrenceMelvin LevyJanuary 13, 1962 (1962-01-13)28625
 
4514 The People People MarryRichard BenedictRobert J. ShawJanuary 20, 1962 (1962-01-20)25565
 

Guest stars[]

Soundtrack album[]

The Roaring 20's Soundtrack

Front cover of the 1960 Warner Bros. Records soundtrack album.

In 1960 Warner Bros. Records issued the soundtrack album The Roaring 20's to accompany the series (The full album title was: Music from The Roaring 20's Warner Bros. New Hit Television Show, Songs by Dorothy Provine and the Music of Pinky and Her Playboys).[1] Musical direction was by Sandy Courage.[citation needed]


Track listing[]

  1. "Crazy Words, Crazy Tune"; "Bye Bye Blackbird"; "Whisper Song"; "Laugh Clown Laugh"
  2. "Charleston"; "Doin' the Raccoon"; "Black Bottom"
  3. "I Wanna Be Loved by You"; "Someone to Watch Over Me"; "Don't Bring Lulu"
  4. "Mountain Greenery"; "Sweet Georgia Brown"
  5. "Poor Butterfly"; "Let's Misbehave"; "Avalon"
  6. "O-oo Ernest"; "Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley!"; "Do, Do, Do"
  7. "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover"; "A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You"; "Tea for Two"; "The Girl Friend"
  8. "It Had to Be You"; "Just a Memory"; "Barney Google"
  9. "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles"; "Limehouse Blues"
  10. "Am I Blue?"; "Let's Do It"; "Nagasaki"; "The Roaring Twenties"

Notes[]

  1. Catalogue number: WM 4035 (W1394).


External links[]

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