Watch The Roaring Twenties (1939) Official Trailer
The land of the free gone wild! The heyday of the hotcha! The shock-crammed days G-men took ten whole years to lick!
7.5 / 10 IMDb October 28, 1939 1h 44m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 44m
Release Date
October 28, 1939
Genre
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
James Cagney
as Eddie Bartlett
Priscilla Lane
as Jean Sherman
Humphrey Bogart
as George Hally
Gladys George
as Panama Smith
Jeffrey Lynn
as Lloyd Hart
Frank McHugh
as Danny Green
Paul Kelly
as Nick Brown
Elisabeth Risdon
as Mrs. Sherman
Edward Keane
as Henderson
Joe Sawyer
as The Sergeant
Joseph Crehan
as Michaels
George Meeker
as Masters
John Hamilton
as Judge
Robert Elliott
as First Detective
Eddy Chandler
as Second Detective
Abner Biberman
as Henchman
Vera Lewis
as Mrs. Gray
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John Deering
as Narrator (voice)
Eddie Acuff
as Cabbie (uncredited)
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Ernie Alexander
as Bootleg Customer (uncredited)
Production Companies
Warner Bros. PicturesThe Roaring Twenties Official Trailer 1939
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