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
Cast
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
Eddie Acuff
as Cabbie (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)
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)
Calvin Coolidge
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maurice Costello
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
as Cop (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
as Bootlegger (uncredited)
James Flavin
as Policeman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
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)
John Harron
as Soldier (uncredited)
Lew Harvey
as 3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
as Pop (uncredited)
Al Hill
as 1st Ex-Con (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage) (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)
Donald Kerr
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Reid Kilpatrick
as Announcer (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Gangster (uncredited)
George Lloyd
as Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Arthur Loft
as Still Proprietor (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
as Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Mower
as Guard (uncredited)
Benito Mussolini
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wendell Niles
as Self - Announcer (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)
John J. Richardson
as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
John Ridgely
as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
as Charlie (uncredited)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Don Rowan
as Gangster (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Order-Taker (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
as Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
as Eddie's Cellmate (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)
Norman Willis
as Bootlegger (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
as Policeman (uncredited)
