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!
Starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart
Directed by Raoul Walsh
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.
Runtime: 104 min.
Rating: 7.4
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Crime,Drama,Thriller
Keywords: prohibition era,gangster
Cast
Eddie Bartlett
Jean Sherman
George Hally
Panama Smith
Lloyd Hart
Danny Green
Nick Brown
Mrs. Sherman
Henderson
The Sergeant
Michaels
Masters
Judge
First Detective
Second Detective
Henchman
Mrs. Gray
Narrator (voice)
Cabbie (uncredited)
Bootleg Customer (uncredited)
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Club Doorman (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Ship Captain (uncredited)
Gangster (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bramfield (uncredited)
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Orderly (uncredited)
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cop (uncredited)
Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Order-Taker (uncredited)
Lieutenant (uncredited)
Bootlegger (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)
Customer (uncredited)
Pianist (uncredited)
Street-Cleaner (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Store Doorman (uncredited)
3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)
First Mate (uncredited)
Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)
Pop (uncredited)
1st Ex-Con (uncredited)
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Customer (uncredited)
Taxi Passenger (uncredited)
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Luigi (uncredited)
Official in Montage (uncredited)
Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)
Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Bobby Hart (uncredited)
Cabbie (uncredited)
Cabbie (uncredited)
Announcer (uncredited)
Gangster (uncredited)
Foreman (uncredited)
Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Still Proprietor (uncredited)
Timid Man (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Guard (uncredited)
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Himself - Announcer (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jailer (uncredited)
Customer (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Gangster (uncredited)
Cabdriver (uncredited)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Mike (uncredited)
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Charlie (uncredited)
Gangster (uncredited)
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gangster (uncredited)
Warehouse Boss (uncredited)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Order-Taker (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)
Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)
Himself - Narrator (uncredited)
Gangster (uncredited)
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bootlegger (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)