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 · Approved
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
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The Roaring Twenties
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.
Director and cast
- Raoul Walsh Director
- 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
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