The Crowd Roars (1932 film)

The Crowd Roars
James Cagney, Ann Dvorak and Joan Blondell
Directed by	Howard Hawks
Screenplay by	John Bright Niven Busch Kubec Glasmon Seton I. Miller
Story by	Howard Hawks
Starring	James Cagney Joan Blondell
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox John Stumar
Edited by	Thomas Pratt
Music by	Bernhard Kaun
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	April 16, 1932 (1932-04-16) (U.S.)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$265,000[1]
Box office	$769,000[1]

The Crowd Roars is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Howard Hawks starring James Cagney and featuring Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, Eric Linden, Guy Kibbee, and Frank McHugh. A film of the same name was made in 1938 with a different story, starring Robert Taylor.

The driver in the film's auto racing sequences was Harry Hartz, a successful board track and Indianapolis 500 race professional. It was remade in 1939 as Indianapolis Speedway with Pat O'Brien in Cagney's role, Ann Sheridan in Blondell's role, and McHugh reprising his role.