The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
Release: 1939-10-28
·Runtime: 104m
·★ 7.5
Crime
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Joe Sawyer
as The Sergeant
Eddy Chandler
as Second Detective
Bess Flowers
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Elisabeth Risdon
as Mrs. Sherman
Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Reid Kilpatrick
as Announcer (uncredited)
William Pawley
as Cabdriver (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
as Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)
Robert Elliott
as First Detective
Edward Keane
as Henderson
Eddie Acuff
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Jeffrey Lynn
as Lloyd Hart
Vera Lewis
as Mrs. Gray
Benito Mussolini
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Priscilla Lane
as Jean Sherman
Joseph Crehan
as Michaels
George Meeker
as Masters
Joe Devlin
as Order-Taker (uncredited)
Wendell Niles
as Self - Announcer (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon
as Pianist (uncredited)
John Ridgely
as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Abner Biberman
as Henchman
Glen Cavender
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
as Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)
James Blaine
as Club Doorman (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh
as Street-Cleaner (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Order-Taker (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Norman Willis
as Bootlegger (uncredited)
Oscar O'Shea
as Customer (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Leo White
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Gladys George
as Panama Smith
Herbert Heywood
as Pop (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
as Policeman (uncredited)
Nat Carr
as Waiter (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Fred Graham
as Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
as Policeman (uncredited)
Raymond Bailey
as 2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)
John J. Richardson
as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
Humphrey Bogart
as George Hally
Murray Alper
as Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Ann Codee
as Saleswoman (uncredited)
Maurice Costello
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Gangster (uncredited)
Robert Armstrong
as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Clay Clement
as Bramfield (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
as Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
as Customer (uncredited)
Arthur Loft
as Still Proprietor (uncredited)
Calvin Coolidge
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Harron
as Soldier (uncredited)
George Lloyd
as Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Paul Kelly
as Nick Brown
James Cagney
as Eddie Bartlett
Al Bridge
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Al Hill
as 1st Ex-Con (uncredited)
George Humbert
as Luigi (uncredited)
Jack Mower
as Guard (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
as Official in Montage (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
as Charlie (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
as Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Don Rowan
as Gangster (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
as Gangster (uncredited)
Jack Norton
as Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)
David Oliver
as Policeman (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
as Gangster (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
as Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Frank McHugh
as Danny Green
Bill Elliott
as Bootlegger (uncredited)
James Flavin
as Policeman (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
as Taxi Passenger (uncredited)
Herbert Hoover
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
as Jailer (uncredited)
Ben Welden
as Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)
Lew Harvey
as 3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)
John Hamilton
as Judge
Kernan Cripps
as Cop (uncredited)
