Movie Description
The Roaring Twenties
(1939)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Raoul Walsh
- Producer : Samuel Bischoff,Hal B. Wallis
- Editor : Jack Killifer
- Cast : James Cagney,Priscilla Lane,Humphrey Bogart,Gladys George,Jeffrey Lynn,Frank McHugh,Paul Kelly,Elisabeth Risdon,Edward Keane,Joe Sawyer,Joseph Crehan,George Meeker,John Hamilton,Robert Elliott,Eddy Chandler,Abner Biberman,Vera Lewis,John Deering,Eddie Acuff,Ernie Alexander,Murray Alper,Robert Armstrong,Raymond Bailey,Brooks Benedict,James Blaine,Max Blum,Wade Boteler,Harry C. Bradley,Al Bridge,Paul Bryar,Nat Carr,Glen Cavender,Clay Clement,Ann Codee,James Conaty,Ray Cooke,Calvin Coolidge,Charles Corrigan,Maurice Costello,Kernan Cripps,Alan Davis,Sayre Dearing,Joe Devlin,Bill Elliott,James Flavin,Bess Flowers,Curt Furburg,Fred Graham,Creighton Hale,Bert Hanlon,Carl Harbaugh,Sam Harris,John Harron,Eddie Hart,Lew Harvey,Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian,Al Herman,Herbert Heywood,Al Hill,Adolf Hitler,Harry Hollingsworth,Stuart Holmes,Herbert Hoover,George Humbert,Lloyd Ingraham,Michael Jeffers,Jane Jones,Mel Kalish,Don Thaddeus Kerr,Donald Kerr,Milton Kibbee,Reid Kilpatrick,Mike Lally,Alfred Linder,George Lloyd,Arthur Loft,Charles Marsh,Frank Mayo,King Mojave,Philip Morris,Jack Mower,Benito Mussolini,Wendell Niles,Field Norton,Jack Norton,Wedgwood Nowell,Pat O'Malley,Oscar O'Shea,David Oliver,Emory Parnell,William Pawley,Lee Phelps,Paul Phillips,John J. Richardson,John Ridgely,Cyril Ring,Warren Rock,Franklin D. Roosevelt,Don Rowan,Hector V. Sarno,Cliff Saum,Jeffrey Sayre,Bruce Sidney,John St. Clair,Amzie Strickland,Charles Sullivan,Elliott Sullivan,Westbrook Van Voorhis,Max Wagner,Billy Wayne,Ben Welden,Dick Wessel,Leo White,Frank Wilcox,Lottie Williams,Norman Willis,Charles C. Wilson,Robert Dobson
Cast
Eddie Bartlett
Jean Sherman
George Hally
Panama Smith
Lloyd Hart
Danny Green
Nick Brown
Mrs. Sherman
Henderson
The Sergeant
Michaels
Masters
Judge
First Detective
Second Detective
Henchman
Mrs. Gray
Narrator (voice)
Cabbie (uncredited)
Bootleg Customer (uncredited)
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Club Doorman (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Ship Captain (uncredited)
Gangster (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bramfield (uncredited)
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Orderly (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cop (uncredited)
Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Order-Taker (uncredited)
Bootlegger (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)
Customer (uncredited)
Pianist (uncredited)
Street-Cleaner (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Store Doorman (uncredited)
3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)
First Mate (uncredited)
Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)
Pop (uncredited)
1st Ex-Con (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Customer (uncredited)
Taxi Passenger (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Luigi (uncredited)
Official in Montage (uncredited)
Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)
Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Bobby Hart (uncredited)
Cabbie (uncredited)
Cabbie (uncredited)
Announcer (uncredited)
Gangster (uncredited)
Foreman (uncredited)
Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Still Proprietor (uncredited)
Timid Man (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Guard (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self - Announcer (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jailer (uncredited)
Customer (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Gangster (uncredited)
Cabdriver (uncredited)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Mike (uncredited)
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Charlie (uncredited)
Gangster (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gangster (uncredited)
Warehouse Boss (uncredited)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Order-Taker (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)
Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)
Himself - Narrator (uncredited)
Gangster (uncredited)
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bootlegger (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Lieutenant
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Facts
Original TitleThe Roaring Twenties
Status Released
Release Information
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1939-10-28
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 44m
Production CompaniesWarner Bros. Pictures
Genres
- Crime
- Drama
- Thriller
