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!
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.
Rated
G
Year
1939
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
28 October 1939
TMDB
7.5 (274)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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James Cagney
Eddie Bartlett
Priscilla Lane
Jean Sherman
Humphrey Bogart
George Hally
Gladys George
Panama Smith
Jeffrey Lynn
Lloyd Hart
Frank McHugh
Danny Green
Paul Kelly
Nick Brown
Elisabeth Risdon
Mrs. Sherman
Edward Keane
Henderson
Joe Sawyer
The Sergeant
Joseph Crehan
Michaels
George Meeker
Masters
John Hamilton
Judge
Robert Elliott
First Detective
Eddy Chandler
Second Detective
Abner Biberman
Henchman
Vera Lewis
Mrs. Gray
J
John Deering
Narrator (voice)
Eddie Acuff
Cabbie (uncredited)
E
Ernie Alexander
Bootleg Customer (uncredited)
Murray Alper
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Robert Armstrong
Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Raymond Bailey
2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
James Blaine
Club Doorman (uncredited)
M
Max Blum
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Ship Captain (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Gangster (uncredited)
Nat Carr
Waiter (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Clay Clement
Bramfield (uncredited)
Ann Codee
Saleswoman (uncredited)
J
James Conaty
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
R
Ray Cooke
Orderly (uncredited)
Calvin Coolidge
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
C
Charles Corrigan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maurice Costello
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
Cop (uncredited)
A
Alan Davis
Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Order-Taker (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
Bootlegger (uncredited)
James Flavin
Policeman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
C
Curt Furburg
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Customer (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon
Pianist (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh
Street-Cleaner (uncredited)
S
Sam Harris
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John Harron
Soldier (uncredited)
E
Eddie Hart
Store Doorman (uncredited)
Lew Harvey
3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)
O
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
First Mate (uncredited)
A
Al Herman
Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Pop (uncredited)
Al Hill
1st Ex-Con (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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