The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

1939
1h 44m
7.5

7.5/10

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

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 28, 1939
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0031867

Cast

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

Key Crew

Raoul Walsh
Director
Jerry Wald
Screenplay
Richard Macaulay
Screenplay
Robert Rossen
Screenplay
Samuel Bischoff
Producer
Hal B. Wallis
Producer