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The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

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The Roaring Twenties

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

1939

1h 44m

7.5(271 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

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.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Written by: Mark Hellinger
Robert Rossen
Produced by: Hal B. Wallis
Samuel Bischoff

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