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