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poster movie The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

Not certification

1939-10-28

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller

1h 44m

The land of the free gone wild! The heyday of the hotcha! The shock-crammed days G-men took ten whole years to lick!

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.

  • Jerry WaldScreenplay
  • Richard MacaulayScreenplay
  • Robert RossenScreenplay
  • Mark HellingerStory
  • Raoul WalshDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleThe Roaring Twenties

Budget$0.00

Revenue$0.00

Casts

  • Profile James Cagney with character Eddie Bartlett

    James Cagney

    Eddie Bartlett

  • Profile Priscilla Lane with character Jean Sherman

    Priscilla Lane

    Jean Sherman

  • Profile Humphrey Bogart with character George Hally

    Humphrey Bogart

    George Hally

  • Profile Gladys George with character Panama Smith

    Gladys George

    Panama Smith

  • Profile Jeffrey Lynn with character Lloyd Hart

    Jeffrey Lynn

    Lloyd Hart

  • Profile Frank McHugh with character Danny Green

    Frank McHugh

    Danny Green

  • Profile Paul Kelly with character Nick Brown

    Paul Kelly

    Nick Brown

  • Profile Elisabeth Risdon with character Mrs. Sherman

    Elisabeth Risdon

    Mrs. Sherman

  • Profile Edward Keane with character Henderson

    Edward Keane

    Henderson

  • Profile Joe Sawyer with character The Sergeant

    Joe Sawyer

    The Sergeant

  • Profile Joseph Crehan with character Michaels

    Joseph Crehan

    Michaels

  • Profile George Meeker with character Masters

    George Meeker

    Masters

  • Profile John Hamilton with character Judge

    John Hamilton

    Judge

  • Profile Robert Elliott with character First Detective

    Robert Elliott

    First Detective

  • Profile Eddy Chandler with character Second Detective

    Eddy Chandler

    Second Detective

  • Profile Abner Biberman with character Henchman

    Abner Biberman

    Henchman

  • Profile Vera Lewis with character Mrs. Gray

    Vera Lewis

    Mrs. Gray

  • John Deering

    Narrator (voice)

  • Profile Eddie Acuff with character Cabbie (uncredited)

    Eddie Acuff

    Cabbie (uncredited)

  • Ernie Alexander

    Bootleg Customer (uncredited)

  • Profile Murray Alper with character Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

    Murray Alper

    Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

  • Profile Robert Armstrong with character Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)

    Robert Armstrong

    Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)

  • Profile Raymond Bailey with character 2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)

    Raymond Bailey

    2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)

  • Profile Brooks Benedict with character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

    Brooks Benedict

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Profile James Blaine with character Club Doorman (uncredited)

    James Blaine

    Club Doorman (uncredited)

  • Max Blum

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Profile Wade Boteler with character Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)

    Wade Boteler

    Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)

  • Profile Harry C. Bradley with character Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

    Harry C. Bradley

    Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

  • Profile Al Bridge with character Ship Captain (uncredited)

    Al Bridge

    Ship Captain (uncredited)

  • Profile Paul Bryar with character Gangster (uncredited)

    Paul Bryar

    Gangster (uncredited)

  • Profile Nat Carr with character Waiter (uncredited)

    Nat Carr

    Waiter (uncredited)

  • Profile Glen Cavender with character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

    Glen Cavender

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Profile Clay Clement with character Bramfield (uncredited)

    Clay Clement

    Bramfield (uncredited)

  • Profile Ann Codee with character Saleswoman (uncredited)

    Ann Codee

    Saleswoman (uncredited)

  • James Conaty

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Ray Cooke

    Orderly (uncredited)

  • Profile Calvin Coolidge with character Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Calvin Coolidge

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Charles Corrigan

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Profile Maurice Costello with character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

    Maurice Costello

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Profile Kernan Cripps with character Cop (uncredited)

    Kernan Cripps

    Cop (uncredited)

  • Alan Davis

    Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)

  • Profile Sayre Dearing with character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

    Sayre Dearing

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Joe Devlin

    Order-Taker (uncredited)

  • Profile Bill Elliott with character Bootlegger (uncredited)

    Bill Elliott

    Bootlegger (uncredited)

  • Profile James Flavin with character Policeman (uncredited)

    James Flavin

    Policeman (uncredited)

  • Profile Bess Flowers with character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

    Bess Flowers

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Curt Furburg

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Profile Fred Graham with character Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)

    Fred Graham

    Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)

  • Profile Creighton Hale with character Customer (uncredited)

    Creighton Hale

    Customer (uncredited)

  • Profile Bert Hanlon with character Pianist (uncredited)

    Bert Hanlon

    Pianist (uncredited)

  • Profile Carl Harbaugh with character Street-Cleaner (uncredited)

    Carl Harbaugh

    Street-Cleaner (uncredited)

  • Sam Harris

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Profile John Harron with character Soldier (uncredited)

    John Harron

    Soldier (uncredited)

  • Eddie Hart

    Store Doorman (uncredited)

  • Profile Lew Harvey with character 3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)

    Lew Harvey

    3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)

  • Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

    First Mate (uncredited)

  • Al Herman

    Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)

  • Profile Herbert Heywood with character Pop (uncredited)

    Herbert Heywood

    Pop (uncredited)

  • Profile Al Hill with character 1st Ex-Con (uncredited)

    Al Hill

    1st Ex-Con (uncredited)

  • Profile Adolf Hitler with character Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Adolf Hitler

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Harry Hollingsworth

    Customer (uncredited)

  • Profile Stuart Holmes with character Taxi Passenger (uncredited)

    Stuart Holmes

    Taxi Passenger (uncredited)

  • Profile Herbert Hoover with character Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Herbert Hoover

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Profile George Humbert with character Luigi (uncredited)

    George Humbert

    Luigi (uncredited)

  • Profile Lloyd Ingraham with character Official in Montage (uncredited)

    Lloyd Ingraham

    Official in Montage (uncredited)

  • Profile Michael Jeffers with character Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)

    Michael Jeffers

    Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)

  • Jane Jones

    Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

  • Mel Kalish

    Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

  • Don Thaddeus Kerr

    Bobby Hart (uncredited)

  • Profile Donald Kerr with character Cabbie (uncredited)

    Donald Kerr

    Cabbie (uncredited)

  • Profile Milton Kibbee with character Cabbie (uncredited)

    Milton Kibbee

    Cabbie (uncredited)

  • Profile Reid Kilpatrick with character Announcer (uncredited)

    Reid Kilpatrick

    Announcer (uncredited)

  • Profile Mike Lally with character Gangster (uncredited)

    Mike Lally

    Gangster (uncredited)

  • Alfred Linder

    Foreman (uncredited)

  • Profile George Lloyd with character Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

    George Lloyd

    Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

  • Profile Arthur Loft with character Still Proprietor (uncredited)

    Arthur Loft

    Still Proprietor (uncredited)

  • Charles Marsh

    Timid Man (uncredited)

  • Profile Frank Mayo with character Policeman (uncredited)

    Frank Mayo

    Policeman (uncredited)

  • King Mojave

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Philip Morris

    Policeman (uncredited)

  • Profile Jack Mower with character Guard (uncredited)

    Jack Mower

    Guard (uncredited)

  • Profile Benito Mussolini with character Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Benito Mussolini

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Profile Wendell Niles with character Self - Announcer (uncredited)

    Wendell Niles

    Self - Announcer (uncredited)

  • Field Norton

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Profile Jack Norton with character Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)

    Jack Norton

    Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)

  • Profile Wedgwood Nowell with character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

    Wedgwood Nowell

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Profile Pat O'Malley with character Jailer (uncredited)

    Pat O'Malley

    Jailer (uncredited)

  • Profile Oscar O'Shea with character Customer (uncredited)

    Oscar O'Shea

    Customer (uncredited)

  • Profile David Oliver with character Policeman (uncredited)

    David Oliver

    Policeman (uncredited)

  • Profile Emory Parnell with character Gangster (uncredited)

    Emory Parnell

    Gangster (uncredited)

  • Profile William Pawley with character Cabdriver (uncredited)

    William Pawley

    Cabdriver (uncredited)

  • Profile Lee Phelps with character Bailiff (uncredited)

    Lee Phelps

    Bailiff (uncredited)

  • Paul Phillips

    Mike (uncredited)

  • Profile John J. Richardson with character Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

    John J. Richardson

    Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

  • Profile John Ridgely with character Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

    John Ridgely

    Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

  • Profile Cyril Ring with character Charlie (uncredited)

    Cyril Ring

    Charlie (uncredited)

  • Warren Rock

    Gangster (uncredited)

  • Profile Franklin D. Roosevelt with character Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Profile Don Rowan with character Gangster (uncredited)

    Don Rowan

    Gangster (uncredited)

  • Hector V. Sarno

    Warehouse Boss (uncredited)

  • Cliff Saum

    Train Conductor (uncredited)

  • Profile Jeffrey Sayre with character Order-Taker (uncredited)

    Jeffrey Sayre

    Order-Taker (uncredited)

  • Bruce Sidney

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • John St. Clair

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Profile Amzie Strickland with character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

    Amzie Strickland

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Profile Charles Sullivan with character Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)

    Charles Sullivan

    Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)

  • Profile Elliott Sullivan with character Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)

    Elliott Sullivan

    Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)

  • Westbrook Van Voorhis

    Himself - Narrator (uncredited)

  • Max Wagner

    Gangster (uncredited)

  • Profile Billy Wayne with character Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

    Billy Wayne

    Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

  • Profile Ben Welden with character Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)

    Ben Welden

    Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)

  • Profile Dick Wessel with character Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

    Dick Wessel

    Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

  • Profile Leo White with character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

    Leo White

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Profile Frank Wilcox with character Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

    Frank Wilcox

    Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

  • Lottie Williams

    Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

  • Profile Norman Willis with character Bootlegger (uncredited)

    Norman Willis

    Bootlegger (uncredited)

  • Profile Charles C. Wilson with character Policeman (uncredited)

    Charles C. Wilson

    Policeman (uncredited)

  • Robert Dobson

    Lieutenant