{"id":2495,"date":"2007-03-12T10:13:11","date_gmt":"2007-03-12T17:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2495"},"modified":"2021-02-06T16:18:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T23:18:50","slug":"crowd-roars-the-1932","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2495","title":{"rendered":"Crowd Roars, The (1932)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;That guy of yours thinks &#8217;cause he&#8217;s riding in a one-seater he&#8217;s riding alone &#8212; he doesn&#8217;t know that you&#8217;re covering every lap of every race with him!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Poster-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Poster-1-116x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"116\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-64157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Poster-1-116x300.jpg 116w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Poster-1-397x1024.jpg 397w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Poster-1-50x128.jpg 50w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Poster-1-768x1979.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Poster-1-596x1536.jpg 596w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Poster-1-795x2048.jpg 795w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Poster-1-scaled.jpg 993w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion car racer Joe Greer (James Cagney) tries to protect his younger brother Eddie (Eric Linden) from a life of booze, cars, and women. But Eddie is determined to become a racer, and soon falls in love with the friend (Joan Blondell) of Joe&#8217;s girlfriend, Lee (Ann Dvorak).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ann Dvorak Films<\/li>\n<li>Car Racing<\/li>\n<li>Downward Spiral<\/li>\n<li>Howard Hawks Films<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Cagney Films<\/li>\n<li>Joan Blondell Films<\/li>\n<li>Maureen O&#8217;Sullivan Films<\/li>\n<li>Morality Police<\/li>\n<li>Rivalry<\/li>\n<li>Siblings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this early Howard Hawks film &#8212; while ostensibly yet another movie about &#8220;men of action&#8221; &#8212; is actually a &#8220;tribute to the women who stick by men in dangerous professions, and, when they are finally treated as equals, give the men needed support, love, and direction.&#8221; Indeed, <em>The Crowd Roars<\/em> gives enormous credence to the age-old dictum that behind every successful man is a woman: without the unconditional love and support of his selfless girlfriend, Cagney quickly goes downhill; and once Linden falls in love with Blondell, his fame and fortune skyrocket. Cagney is fine here in one of his earliest leading roles, but it&#8217;s Joan Blondell who truly shines: this wonderful comedic actress enlivens every film she&#8217;s in, including this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James Cagney as the well-meaning but wrong-headed racer<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Cagney.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Cagney.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Cagney.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Cagney-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Cagney-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Cagney-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Joan Blondell as Eddie&#8217;s love interest<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Blondell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Blondell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Blondell.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Blondell-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Blondell-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Blondell-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ann Dvorak as Joe&#8217;s hopelessly loyal girlfriend<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Dvorak.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Dvorak.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Dvorak.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Dvorak-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Dvorak-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Dvorak-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An interesting time-capsule glimpse at early motor car racing<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Racing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Racing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Racing.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Racing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Racing-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Crowd-Roars-Racing-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s a must for fans of Jimmy Cagney and\/or Joan Blondell. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0022792\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/13648\/the-crowd-roars#articles-reviews?articleId=97183\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;That guy of yours thinks &#8217;cause he&#8217;s riding in a one-seater he&#8217;s riding alone &#8212; he doesn&#8217;t know that you&#8217;re covering every lap of every race with him!&#8221; Synopsis: Champion car racer Joe Greer (James Cagney) tries to protect his younger brother Eddie (Eric Linden) from a life of booze, cars, and women. But Eddie is determined to become a racer, and soon falls in love with the friend (Joan Blondell) of Joe&#8217;s girlfriend, Lee (Ann Dvorak). 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