The Roaring Twenties (1939)

  • NR
  • 10/28/1939 (US)
  • Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • 1h 44m

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.

Mark Hellinger

Story

Richard Macaulay

Screenplay

Jerry Wald

Screenplay

Robert Rossen

Screenplay

Raoul Walsh

Director

Cast

James Cagney's headshot

James Cagney

Eddie Bartlett
Priscilla Lane's headshot

Priscilla Lane

Jean Sherman
Humphrey Bogart's headshot

Humphrey Bogart

George Hally
Gladys George's headshot

Gladys George

Panama Smith
Jeffrey Lynn's headshot

Jeffrey Lynn

Lloyd Hart
Frank McHugh's headshot

Frank McHugh

Danny Green
Paul Kelly's headshot

Paul Kelly

Nick Brown
Elisabeth Risdon's headshot

Elisabeth Risdon

Mrs. Sherman

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