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The Roaring 20's

TV·1960–1962·2 seasons, 45 episodes·ABC·Drama·1h

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

Cast

Dorothy ProvineDorothy ProvinePinky PinkhamGary VinsonGary VinsonChris HigbeeJames FlavinJames FlavinRobert HowardDonald MayDonald MayPat Garrison

Episodes by season

Season0131Episodes1960–61Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Burnett's WomanOctober 15, 1960—
  2. S01E02Champagne LadyOctober 22, 1960—
  3. S01E03The Velvet FrameOctober 29, 1960—
  4. S01E04Vendetta on Bleecker StreetNovember 5, 1960—
  5. S01E05The Prairie FlowerNovember 12, 1960—
  6. S01E06Brother's KeeperNovember 19, 1960—
  7. S01E07Judge Seward's SecretNovember 26, 1960—
  8. S01E08White CarnationDecember 3, 1960—
  9. S01E09Bold EditionDecember 10, 1960—
  10. S01E10Layoff CharleyDecember 17, 1960—
  11. S01E11The MaestroJanuary 7, 1961—
  12. S01E12Dance MarathonJanuary 14, 1961—
  13. S01E13Big Town BluesJanuary 21, 1961—
  14. S01E14Coney Red HotsJanuary 28, 1961—
  15. S01E15Two a DayFebruary 4, 1961—
  16. S01E16Black SaturdayFebruary 11, 1961—
  17. S01E17Lucky CharmFebruary 18, 1961—
  18. S01E18Pie in the SkyFebruary 25, 1961—A young man is desperate to get his girl to marry him--and decides to try to talk her into it from atop a flagpole.
  19. S01E19The VampMarch 4, 1961—
  20. S01E20War with the Night HawkersMarch 11, 1961—
  21. S01E21The Twelfth HourMarch 18, 1961—
  22. S01E22The Salvation of Killer McFaddenApril 1, 1961—
  23. S01E23The Fifth PinApril 8, 1961—
  24. S01E24The Red CarpetApril 15, 1961—
  25. S01E25Scandal SheetApril 22, 1961—
  26. S01E26Mademoiselle from ArmentieresApril 29, 1961—
  27. S01E27Among the MissingMay 6, 1961—
  28. S01E28Right Off the Boat (1)May 13, 1961—
  29. S01E29Right Off the Boat (2)May 20, 1961—
  30. S01E30Million Dollar SuitMay 27, 1961—
  31. S01E31Royal TourJune 3, 1961—Garrison helps a visiting European prince elude his entourage.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0214Episodes1961–62Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01No ExitOctober 7, 1961—
  2. S02E02Kitty Goes WestOctober 14, 1961—
  3. S02E03Nobody's MillionsOctober 21, 1961—
  4. S02E04Standing Room OnlyOctober 28, 1961—
  5. S02E05Another Time, Another WarNovember 4, 1961—
  6. S02E06Everybody Loves BennyNovember 11, 1961—
  7. S02E07Duke on the BumNovember 18, 1961—
  8. S02E08Pinky Goes to CollegeNovember 25, 1961—
  9. S02E09So's Your Old ManDecember 2, 1961—
  10. S02E10Asparagus TippsDecember 9, 1961—
  11. S02E11Blondes Prefer GentlemenDecember 16, 1961—Coleen McCullough is killed when she falls through a window during a fight with her boyfriend, bootlegger Jack Bennett. Pinky, who witnesse
  12. S02E12You Can't Fight City HallJanuary 6, 1962—
  13. S02E13FootlightsJanuary 13, 1962—
  14. S02E14The People People MarryJanuary 20, 1962—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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