The Roaring Twenties(1939)

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

75

1h 44m

  • 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.

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

  • John Hamilton

    John Hamilton

    Judge

  • Robert Elliott

    Robert Elliott

    First Detective

  • Eddy Chandler

    Eddy Chandler

    Second Detective

  • Abner Biberman

    Abner Biberman

    Henchman

  • Vera Lewis

    Vera Lewis

    Mrs. Gray

  • Eddie Acuff

    Eddie Acuff

    Cabbie (uncredited)

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    Status

    Released (Oct 28, 1939)

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