The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

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

1939-10-28 104 min ★ 7.5

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 Raoul Walsh

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Cast

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