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The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

October 28, 1939 (US) • Crime, Drama, Thriller • 104m

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

Raoul Walsh

Top Billed

James Cagney

Keywords

prohibition era gangster great depression 1920s admiring
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Top Billed 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

John Deering
John Deering

Narrator (voice)

Eddie Acuff
Eddie Acuff

Cabbie (uncredited)

Ernie Alexander
Ernie Alexander

Bootleg Customer (uncredited)

Murray Alper
Murray Alper

Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong

Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)

Raymond Bailey
Raymond Bailey

2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict
Brooks Benedict

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

James Blaine
James Blaine

Club Doorman (uncredited)

Max Blum
Max Blum

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler

Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Al Bridge
Al Bridge

Ship Captain (uncredited)

Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar

Gangster (uncredited)

Nat Carr
Nat Carr

Waiter (uncredited)

Glen Cavender
Glen Cavender

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Clay Clement
Clay Clement

Bramfield (uncredited)

Ann Codee
Ann Codee

Saleswoman (uncredited)

James Conaty
James Conaty

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Ray Cooke
Ray Cooke

Orderly (uncredited)

Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles Corrigan
Charles Corrigan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Maurice Costello
Maurice Costello

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Kernan Cripps
Kernan Cripps

Cop (uncredited)

Alan Davis
Alan Davis

Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing
Sayre Dearing

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Joe Devlin
Joe Devlin

Order-Taker (uncredited)

Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott

Bootlegger (uncredited)

James Flavin
James Flavin

Policeman (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Curt Furburg
Curt Furburg

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Fred Graham
Fred Graham

Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)

Creighton Hale
Creighton Hale

Customer (uncredited)

Bert Hanlon
Bert Hanlon

Pianist (uncredited)

Carl Harbaugh
Carl Harbaugh

Street-Cleaner (uncredited)

Sam Harris
Sam Harris

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

John Harron
John Harron

Soldier (uncredited)

Eddie Hart
Eddie Hart

Store Doorman (uncredited)

Lew Harvey
Lew Harvey

3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

First Mate (uncredited)

Al Herman
Al Herman

Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood
Herbert Heywood

Pop (uncredited)

Al Hill
Al Hill

1st Ex-Con (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harry Hollingsworth
Harry Hollingsworth

Customer (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes

Taxi Passenger (uncredited)

Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George Humbert
George Humbert

Luigi (uncredited)

Lloyd Ingraham
Lloyd Ingraham

Official in Montage (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers
Michael Jeffers

Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)

Jane Jones
Jane Jones

Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

Mel Kalish
Mel Kalish

Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

Don Thaddeus Kerr
Don Thaddeus Kerr

Bobby Hart (uncredited)

Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr

Cabbie (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee

Cabbie (uncredited)

Reid Kilpatrick
Reid Kilpatrick

Announcer (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Mike Lally

Gangster (uncredited)

Alfred Linder
Alfred Linder

Foreman (uncredited)

George Lloyd
George Lloyd

Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft

Still Proprietor (uncredited)

Charles Marsh
Charles Marsh

Timid Man (uncredited)

Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo

Policeman (uncredited)

King Mojave
King Mojave

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Philip Morris
Philip Morris

Policeman (uncredited)

Jack Mower
Jack Mower

Guard (uncredited)

Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wendell Niles
Wendell Niles

Self - Announcer (uncredited)

Field Norton
Field Norton

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Jack Norton
Jack Norton

Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell
Wedgwood Nowell

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley

Jailer (uncredited)

Oscar O'Shea
Oscar O'Shea

Customer (uncredited)

David Oliver
David Oliver

Policeman (uncredited)

Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell

Gangster (uncredited)

William Pawley
William Pawley

Cabdriver (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps

Bailiff (uncredited)

Paul Phillips
Paul Phillips

Mike (uncredited)

John J. Richardson
John J. Richardson

Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

John Ridgely
John Ridgely

Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

Cyril Ring
Cyril Ring

Charlie (uncredited)

Warren Rock
Warren Rock

Gangster (uncredited)

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Don Rowan
Don Rowan

Gangster (uncredited)

Hector V. Sarno
Hector V. Sarno

Warehouse Boss (uncredited)

Cliff Saum
Cliff Saum

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre

Order-Taker (uncredited)

Bruce Sidney
Bruce Sidney

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

John St. Clair
John St. Clair

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland
Amzie Strickland

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan

Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)

Elliott Sullivan
Elliott Sullivan

Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)

Westbrook Van Voorhis
Westbrook Van Voorhis

Himself - Narrator (uncredited)

Max Wagner
Max Wagner

Gangster (uncredited)

Billy Wayne
Billy Wayne

Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

Ben Welden
Ben Welden

Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)

Dick Wessel
Dick Wessel

Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

Leo White
Leo White

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox
Frank Wilcox

Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

Lottie Williams
Lottie Williams

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Norman Willis
Norman Willis

Bootlegger (uncredited)

Charles Cahill Wilson
Charles Cahill Wilson

Policeman (uncredited)

Robert Dobson
Robert Dobson

Lieutenant

Crew
Mark Hellinger
Mark Hellinger

Story

Samuel Bischoff
Samuel Bischoff

Producer

Richard Macaulay
Richard Macaulay

Screenplay

Jack Killifer
Jack Killifer

Editor

Jerry Wald
Jerry Wald

Screenplay

Ernest Haller
Ernest Haller

Director of Photography

Heinz Roemheld
Heinz Roemheld

Original Music Composer

Robert Rossen
Robert Rossen

Screenplay

Ray Heindorf
Ray Heindorf

Original Music Composer

Raoul Walsh
Raoul Walsh

Director

Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis

Producer

Max Parker
Max Parker

Art Direction

Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

Milo Anderson
Milo Anderson

Costume Design



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Status

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Original Language

EN

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