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The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties
★ 7.5/10•1939•1h 44m•G•Crime•Drama•Thriller

The land of the free gone wild! The heyday of the hotcha! The shock-crammed days G-men took ten whole years to lick!

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

Richard Macaulay · Screenplay

Jerry Wald · Screenplay

Robert Rossen · Screenplay

Raoul Walsh · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 44m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 28, 1939

Actors

James Cagney

James Cagney

Eddie Bartlett

Priscilla Lane

Priscilla Lane

Jean Sherman

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

George Hally

Gladys George

Gladys George

Panama Smith

Jeffrey Lynn

Jeffrey Lynn

Lloyd Hart

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Danny Green

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Nick Brown

Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Mrs. Sherman

Edward Keane

Edward Keane

Henderson

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

The Sergeant

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Michaels

George Meeker

George Meeker

Masters

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Judge

Robert Elliott

Robert Elliott

First Detective

Eddy Chandler

Eddy Chandler

Second Detective

Abner Biberman

Abner Biberman

Henchman

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