The Roaring Twenties

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!

  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1939-10-28
  • User Rating: 7.5/10 from 229 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 44min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Raoul Walsh
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Summary

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.

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  • 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

  • John Deering

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Eddie Acuff

    as Cabbie (uncredited)

  • Ernie Alexander

    as Bootleg Customer (uncredited)

  • Murray Alper

    as Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

  • Robert Armstrong

    as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)

  • Raymond Bailey

    as 2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)

  • Brooks Benedict

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • James Blaine

    as Club Doorman (uncredited)

  • Max Blum

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Wade Boteler

    as Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)

  • Harry C. Bradley

    as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

  • Al Bridge

    as Ship Captain (uncredited)

  • Paul Bryar

    as Gangster (uncredited)

  • Nat Carr

    as Waiter (uncredited)

  • Glen Cavender

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Clay Clement

    as Bramfield (uncredited)

  • Ann Codee

    as Saleswoman (uncredited)

  • James Conaty

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Ray Cooke

    as Orderly (uncredited)

  • Calvin Coolidge

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Charles Corrigan

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Maurice Costello

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Kernan Cripps

    as Cop (uncredited)

  • Alan Davis

    as Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)

  • Sayre Dearing

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Joe Devlin

    as Order-Taker (uncredited)

  • Bill Elliott

    as Bootlegger (uncredited)

  • James Flavin

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Bess Flowers

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Curt Furburg

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Fred Graham

    as Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)

  • Creighton Hale

    as Customer (uncredited)

  • Bert Hanlon

    as Pianist (uncredited)

  • Carl Harbaugh

    as Street-Cleaner (uncredited)

  • Sam Harris

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • John Harron

    as Soldier (uncredited)

  • Eddie Hart

    as Store Doorman (uncredited)

  • Lew Harvey

    as 3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)

  • Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

    as First Mate (uncredited)

  • Al Herman

    as Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)

  • Herbert Heywood

    as Pop (uncredited)

  • Al Hill

    as 1st Ex-Con (uncredited)

  • Adolf Hitler

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Harry Hollingsworth

    as Customer (uncredited)

  • Stuart Holmes

    as Taxi Passenger (uncredited)

  • Herbert Hoover

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • George Humbert

    as Luigi (uncredited)

  • Lloyd Ingraham

    as Official in Montage (uncredited)

  • Michael Jeffers

    as Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)

  • Jane Jones

    as Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

  • Mel Kalish

    as Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

  • Don Thaddeus Kerr

    as Bobby Hart (uncredited)

  • Donald Kerr

    as Cabbie (uncredited)

  • Milton Kibbee

    as Cabbie (uncredited)

  • Reid Kilpatrick

    as Announcer (uncredited)

  • Mike Lally

    as Gangster (uncredited)

  • Alfred Linder

    as Foreman (uncredited)

  • George Lloyd

    as Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

  • Arthur Loft

    as Still Proprietor (uncredited)

  • Charles Marsh

    as Timid Man (uncredited)

  • Frank Mayo

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • King Mojave

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Philip Morris

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Jack Mower

    as Guard (uncredited)

  • Benito Mussolini

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Wendell Niles

    as Self - Announcer (uncredited)

  • Field Norton

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Jack Norton

    as Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)

  • Wedgwood Nowell

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Pat O'Malley

    as Jailer (uncredited)

  • Oscar O'Shea

    as Customer (uncredited)

  • David Oliver

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Emory Parnell

    as Gangster (uncredited)

  • William Pawley

    as Cabdriver (uncredited)

  • Lee Phelps

    as Bailiff (uncredited)

  • Paul Phillips

    as Mike (uncredited)

  • John J. Richardson

    as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

  • John Ridgely

    as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

  • Cyril Ring

    as Charlie (uncredited)

  • Warren Rock

    as Gangster (uncredited)

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Don Rowan

    as Gangster (uncredited)

  • Hector V. Sarno

    as Warehouse Boss (uncredited)

  • Cliff Saum

    as Train Conductor (uncredited)

  • Jeffrey Sayre

    as Order-Taker (uncredited)

  • Bruce Sidney

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • John St. Clair

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Amzie Strickland

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Charles Sullivan

    as Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)

  • Elliott Sullivan

    as Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)

  • Westbrook Van Voorhis

    as Himself - Narrator (uncredited)

  • Max Wagner

    as Gangster (uncredited)

  • Billy Wayne

    as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

  • Ben Welden

    as Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)

  • Dick Wessel

    as Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

  • Leo White

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Frank Wilcox

    as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

  • Lottie Williams

    as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

  • Norman Willis

    as Bootlegger (uncredited)

  • Charles C. Wilson

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Robert Dobson

    as Lieutenant
Writing Mark Hellinger Story
Production Samuel Bischoff Producer
Writing Richard Macaulay Screenplay
Editing Jack Killifer Editor
Writing Jerry Wald Screenplay
Camera Ernest Haller Director of Photography
Sound Heinz Roemheld Original Music Composer
Writing Robert Rossen Screenplay
Sound Ray Heindorf Original Music Composer
Directing Raoul Walsh Director
Production Hal B. Wallis Producer

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