The Roaring Twenties (1939)
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.
- Released
- 1939-10-28
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Richard Macaulay, Jerry Wald, Robert Rossen, Raoul Walsh
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 from 278 votes
Cast
- 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