The Roaring 20's (1960–1962)

The adventures of a newspaper reporter covering the world of cops and gangsters in 1920s Chicago.

Stars:

Dorothy Provine, Donald May, Gary Vinson

Cast

Series cast summary:
Dorothy Provine	...	Pinky Pinkham (45 episodes, 1960-1962)
Donald May	...	Pat Garrison (42 episodes, 1960-1962)
Gary Vinson	...	Chris Higbee (39 episodes, 1960-1962)
Mike Road	...	Lt. Joe Switolski (37 episodes, 1960-1962)
James Flavin	...	Robert Howard (33 episodes, 1960-1962)
Louise Glenn	...	Gladys (30 episodes, 1960-1962)
Rex Reason	...	Scott Norris (28 episodes, 1960-1961)
John Dehner	...	Duke Williams (27 episodes, 1960-1962)

Storyline

The adventures of a newspaper reporter covering the world of cops and gangsters in 1920s Chicago.

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Plot Keywords:

1920s | gangster | swing | chicago illinois | prohibition | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 1960 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 17, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (48 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The title is a grammatical error. As it appears on screen it suggests a possessive noun where there is none. The apostrophe should be before the 20 to take the place of the missing "19" in "1920". If corrected, it would be "The Roaring '20s".

User Reviews

Nostalgia and more

The most memorable feature of this show for me as a boy of eight years old was the sex appeal of Dorothy Provine. I'd watch the show to get a glimpse of Miss Provine doing one of her flapper numbers and in my puzzled pre-adolescent mind wonder why her appearance always evoked such unusual and seemingly strange thoughts and sensations. Of course, this did not escape the notice of my parents, who were relentless in their teasing ("Oh, she's your girlfriend, now we know..."). Anyway, aside from that, the show featured plenty of action and intrigue in the riotous and often chaotic period preceding the Depression years. Looking back, it was a time of almost innocence after the experience of the first World War, which tragically turned out to be a precursor to a much bloodier and sobering experience a generation later. The passage of time has given a luster and burnish to those years which obviously paints over the harsher reality of violence and hardship. Still, it was a fun hour of escapism in the early years of network TV.