# The Roaring 20's (TV series)

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 | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
| 1 | 1 | "Burnett's Woman" | George Waggner | S : Samuel Fuller; T : Larry Welch | October 15, 1960 (1960-10-15) | 27783 |
| 2 | 2 | "Champagne Lady" | Leslie H. Martinson | Unknown | October 22, 1960 (1960-10-22) | 25503 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Velvet Frame" | George Waggner | László Görög | October 29, 1960 (1960-10-29) | 25504 |
| 4 | 4 | "Vendetta on Bleecker Street" | Marc Lawrence | S : William Koenig; T : Samuel Roeca | November 5, 1960 (1960-11-05) | 27784 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Prairie Flower" | Robert Altman | Robert J. Shaw | November 12, 1960 (1960-11-12) | 25513 |
| 6 | 6 | "Brother's Keeper" | Robert Altman | Unknown | November 19, 1960 (1960-11-19) | 25505 |
| 7 | 7 | "Judge Seward's Secret" | Charles F. Haas | Unknown | November 26, 1960 (1960-11-26) | 25506 |
| 8 | 8 | "White Carnation" | Robert Altman | László Görög | December 3, 1960 (1960-12-03) | 25507 |
| 9 | 9 | "Bold Edition" | George Waggner | T : László Görög; S/T : Richard Paul Stenger | December 10, 1960 (1960-12-10) | 25508 |
| 10 | 10 | "Layoff Charley" | Robert B. Sinclair | Melvin Levy | December 17, 1960 (1960-12-17) | 27785 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Maestro" | George Waggner | Melvin Levy | January 7, 1961 (1961-01-07) | 27786 |
| 12 | 12 | "Dance Marathon" | Robert Altman | T : Ardel Wray; S/T : Lee Loeb | January 14, 1961 (1961-01-14) | 25509 |
| 13 | 13 | "Big Town Blues" | Robert Sparr | Shirl Hendryx | January 21, 1961 (1961-01-21) | 25510 |
| 14 | 14 | "Coney Red Hots" | Charles F. Haas | S : Leo Townsend; T : László Görög | January 28, 1961 (1961-01-28) | 27787 |
| 15 | 15 | "Two a Day" | Robert Altman | Stuart Jerome | February 4, 1961 (1961-02-04) | 25511 |
| 16 | 16 | "Black Saturday" | Edward Dein | Shirl Hendryx, Robert E. Thompson | February 11, 1961 (1961-02-11) | 25512 |
| 17 | 17 | "Lucky Charm" | George Waggner | S : Joyce Fierro; S/T : Ron Bishop | February 18, 1961 (1961-02-18) | 25514 |
| 18 | 18 | "Pie in the Sky" | Robert Sparr | Mary C. McCall Jr., Tedd Pierce | February 25, 1961 (1961-02-25) | 27788 |
| 19 | 19 | "The Vamp" | Leslie H. Martinson | Dick Chevillat, Ray Singer | March 4, 1961 (1961-03-04) | 25515 |
| 20 | 20 | "War with the Nighthawkers" | George Waggner | Robert C. Dennis | March 11, 1961 (1961-03-11) | 25516 |
| 21 | 21 | "The Twelfth Hour" | Irving J. Moore | László Görög | March 18, 1961 (1961-03-18) | 25517 |
| 22 | 22 | "The Salvation of Killer McFadden" | George Waggner | Unknown | April 1, 1961 (1961-04-01) | 25518 |
| 23 | 23 | "The Fifth Pin" | Robert Sparr | Charles O'Neal, Victor Trivas | April 8, 1961 (1961-04-08) | 25519 |
| 24 | 24 | "The Red Carpet" | Robert Douglas | S : Leonard Brown; T : Shirl Hendryx | April 15, 1961 (1961-04-15) | 25520 |
| 25 | 25 | "Scandal Sheet" | Irving J. Moore | Unknown | April 22, 1961 (1961-04-22) | 25521 |
| 26 | 26 | "Mademoiselle from Armentieres" | Leslie H. Martinson | Edwin Blum | April 29, 1961 (1961-04-29) | 25522 |
| 27 | 27 | "Among the Missing" | Irving J. Moore | S : Talbot Jennings; T : Robert J. Shaw | May 6, 1961 (1961-05-06) | 27789 |
| 28 | 28 | "Right Off the Boat: Part 1" | Robert Altman | Robert C. Dennis | May 13, 1961 (1961-05-13) | 25523 |
| 29 | 29 | "Right Off the Boat: Part 2" | Robert Altman | Robert C. Dennis | May 20, 1961 (1961-05-20) | 25524 |
| 30 | 30 | "Million Dollar Suit" | Leslie H. Martinson | Sheldon Stark | May 27, 1961 (1961-05-27) | 27790 |
| 31 | 31 | "Royal Tour" | Robert Altman | Richard Collins | June 3, 1961 (1961-06-03) | 28618 |

### Season 2: 1961–62

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
| 32 | 1 | "No Exit" | Stuart Heisler | László Görög | October 7, 1961 (1961-10-07) | 27791 |
| 33 | 2 | "Kitty Goes West" | Charles R. Rondeau | James O'Hanlon | October 14, 1961 (1961-10-14) | 27792 |
| 34 | 3 | "Nobody's Millions" | Charles R. Rondeau | Unknown | October 21, 1961 (1961-10-21) | 28619 |
| 35 | 4 | "Standing Room Only" | Robert Altman | Unknown | October 28, 1961 (1961-10-28) | 28620 |
| 36 | 5 | "Another Time, Another War" | Robert Sparr | Shirl Hendryx | November 4, 1961 (1961-11-04) | 25562 |
| 37 | 6 | "Everybody Loves Benny" | Stuart Heisler | Unknown | November 11, 1961 (1961-11-11) | 27793 |
| 38 | 7 | "The Duke on the Bum" | Sidney Salkow | Unknown | November 18, 1961 (1961-11-18) | 28621 |
| 39 | 8 | "Pinky Goes to College" | Charles R. Rondeau | Judith Plowden, Teddi Sherman | November 25, 1961 (1961-11-25) | 28622 |
| 40 | 9 | "So's Your Old Man" | Sidney Salkow | Robert J. Shaw | December 2, 1961 (1961-12-02) | 25563 |
| 41 | 10 | "Asparagus Tips" | Leslie H. Martinson | S : Will Gould, Richard Weil; T : Ardel Wray | December 9, 1961 (1961-12-09) | 28623 |
| 42 | 11 | "Blondes Prefer Gentlemen" | Richard C. Sarafian | Stanley Niss | December 16, 1961 (1961-12-16) | 25564 |
| 43 | 12 | "You Can't Fight City Hall" | Leslie H. Martinson | Ric Hardman | January 6, 1962 (1962-01-06) | 28624 |
| 44 | 13 | "Footlights" | Marc Lawrence | Melvin Levy | January 13, 1962 (1962-01-13) | 28625 |
| 45 | 14 | "The People People Marry" | Richard Benedict | Robert J. Shaw | January 20, 1962 (1962-01-20) | 25565 |

## Guest stars

* Claude Akins
* Chris Alcaide
* Mario Alcalde
* Max Baer, Jr.
* Parley Baer
* Baynes Barron
* Don "Red" Barry
* Eddie Bracken
* Robert Carricart
* Jack Carter
* Jack Collins
* Ronnie Dapo
* Sam Gilman
* Clark Howat
* Shirley Knight
* Joseph Mell
* Roger Moore
* John Nolan
* Gregg Palmer
* Wynn Pearce
* Gigi Perreau
* Sherwood Price
* Penny Santon
* Henry Slate
* Harry Dean Stanton
* Lyle Talbot
* Jesse White
* Keenan Wynn

## 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). Musical direction was by Sandy Courage.

### Track listing

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