prohibition era,gangster,great depression,1920s

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Raoul Walsh
  • Profile picture of James Cagney
    Eddie Bartlett James Cagney
  • Profile picture of Priscilla Lane
    Jean Sherman Priscilla Lane
  • Profile picture of Humphrey Bogart
    George Hally Humphrey Bogart
  • Profile picture of Gladys George
    Panama Smith Gladys George
  • Profile picture of Jeffrey Lynn
    Lloyd Hart Jeffrey Lynn
  • Profile picture of Frank McHugh
    Danny Green Frank McHugh
  • Profile picture of Paul Kelly
    Nick Brown Paul Kelly
  • Profile picture of Elisabeth Risdon
    Mrs. Sherman Elisabeth Risdon

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Keywords

  • prohibition era
  • gangster
  • great depression
  • 1920s