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The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

OCT 28, 1939 · 104 MIN · DIR. RAOUL WALSH

CrimeDramaThriller

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.

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

Crew

Screenplay

Jerry Wald

Screenplay

Richard Macaulay

Screenplay

Robert Rossen

Story

Mark Hellinger

Director of Photography

Ernest Haller

Editor

Jack Killifer

Original Music Composer

Ray Heindorf

Original Music Composer

Heinz Roemheld

Producer

Samuel Bischoff

Producer

Hal B. Wallis