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Feature film — 1939

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

7.51h 44mCrime — Drama — Thriller

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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Warner Bros. Pictures

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Director: Raoul Walsh

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Cast & crew

James Cagney as Eddie Bartlett

James Cagney

Eddie Bartlett

Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman

Priscilla Lane

Jean Sherman

Humphrey Bogart as George Hally

Humphrey Bogart

George Hally

Gladys George as Panama Smith

Gladys George

Panama Smith

Jeffrey Lynn as Lloyd Hart

Jeffrey Lynn

Lloyd Hart

Frank McHugh as Danny Green

Frank McHugh

Danny Green

Paul Kelly as Nick Brown

Paul Kelly

Nick Brown

Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs. Sherman

Elisabeth Risdon

Mrs. Sherman

Edward Keane as Henderson

Edward Keane

Henderson

Joe Sawyer as The Sergeant

Joe Sawyer

The Sergeant

Joseph Crehan as Michaels

Joseph Crehan

Michaels

George Meeker as Masters

George Meeker

Masters

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