The Roaring Twenties

1939

1h 44m

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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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Writers

Mark Hellinger(story by)
Richard Macaulay(screenplay by)
Jerry Wald(screenplay by)
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James Cagney
Eddie Bartlett
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Priscilla Lane
Jean Sherman
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Humphrey Bogart
George Hally
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Gladys George
Panama Smith
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Jeffrey Lynn
Lloyd Hart
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Frank McHugh
Danny Green
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Paul Kelly
Nick Brown
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Elisabeth Risdon
Mrs. Sherman
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Edward Keane
Henderson
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Joe Sawyer
The Sergeant
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Robert Elliott
First Detective
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Eddy Chandler
Second Detective
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Vera Lewis
Mrs. Gray
John Deering
Narrator (voice)

Directors

Writers

Mark Hellinger(story by)
Richard Macaulay(screenplay by)
Jerry Wald(screenplay by)

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Release date

October 28, 1939 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production company

Warner Bros. Pictures

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