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The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties1939

★7.5104 minCrimeDramaThriller

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

Writer

Mark Hellinger Robert Rossen Jerry Wald Richard Macaulay

Score

Heinz Roemheld Ray Heindorf

Stars

James Cagney Priscilla Lane Humphrey Bogart

Cast118

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
Joseph Crehan
as Michaels
George Meeker
as Masters
John Hamilton
as Judge
Robert Elliott
as First Detective
Eddy Chandler
as Second Detective
Abner Biberman
as Henchman
Vera Lewis
as Mrs. Gray
J
John Deering
as Narrator (voice)
Eddie Acuff
as Cabbie (uncredited)
E
Ernie Alexander
as Bootleg Customer (uncredited)
Murray Alper
as Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Robert Armstrong
as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Raymond Bailey
as 2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
James Blaine
as Club Doorman (uncredited)
M
Max Blum
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
as Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Al Bridge
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
as Gangster (uncredited)
Nat Carr
as Waiter (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Clay Clement
as Bramfield (uncredited)
Ann Codee
as Saleswoman (uncredited)
J
James Conaty
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
R
Ray Cooke
as Orderly (uncredited)
Calvin Coolidge
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
C
Charles Corrigan
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maurice Costello
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
as Cop (uncredited)
A
Alan Davis
as Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
as Order-Taker (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
as Bootlegger (uncredited)
James Flavin
as Policeman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
C
Curt Furburg
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Fred Graham
as Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
as Customer (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon
as Pianist (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh
as Street-Cleaner (uncredited)
S
Sam Harris
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John Harron
as Soldier (uncredited)
E
Eddie Hart
as Store Doorman (uncredited)
Lew Harvey
as 3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)
O
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
as First Mate (uncredited)
A
Al Herman
as Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
as Pop (uncredited)
Al Hill
as 1st Ex-Con (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
H
Harry Hollingsworth
as Customer (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
as Taxi Passenger (uncredited)
Herbert Hoover
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Humbert
as Luigi (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
as Official in Montage (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
as Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)
J
Jane Jones
as Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
M
Mel Kalish
as Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
D
Don Thaddeus Kerr
as Bobby Hart (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Reid Kilpatrick
as Announcer (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Gangster (uncredited)
A
Alfred Linder
as Foreman (uncredited)
George Lloyd
as Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Arthur Loft
as Still Proprietor (uncredited)
C
Charles Marsh
as Timid Man (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
as Policeman (uncredited)
K
King Mojave
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
P
Philip Morris
as Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Mower
as Guard (uncredited)
Benito Mussolini
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wendell Niles
as Self - Announcer (uncredited)
F
Field Norton
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jack Norton
as Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
as Jailer (uncredited)
Oscar O'Shea
as Customer (uncredited)
David Oliver
as Policeman (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
as Gangster (uncredited)
William Pawley
as Cabdriver (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
as Bailiff (uncredited)
P
Paul Phillips
as Mike (uncredited)
John J. Richardson
as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
John Ridgely
as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
as Charlie (uncredited)
W
Warren Rock
as Gangster (uncredited)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Don Rowan
as Gangster (uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno
as Warehouse Boss (uncredited)
C
Cliff Saum
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Order-Taker (uncredited)
B
Bruce Sidney
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
J
John St. Clair
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
as Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
as Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)
W
Westbrook Van Voorhis
as Himself - Narrator (uncredited)
Max Wagner
as Gangster (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Ben Welden
as Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
as Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Leo White
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
L
Lottie Williams
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Norman Willis
as Bootlegger (uncredited)
Charles Cahill Wilson
as Policeman (uncredited)
R
Robert Dobson
as Lieutenant

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