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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.

Release: 1939-10-28
Runtime: 104 min
Rating: 7.533 / 10
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
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John Deering
Narrator (voice)