The Roaring Twenties (1939)

Name: The Roaring Twenties
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1939-10-28
Cast: James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Gladys George, Jeffrey Lynn

Kernel Score: 84% · 261 ratings

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Released: 1939-10-28

Runtime: 104 minutes

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

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