The Roaring Twenties · LeviOsa

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The Roaring Twenties · LeviOsa

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

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Storyline

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.

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The Roaring Twenties (1939) Trailer

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Details

DirectorRaoul Walsh

ReleasedOct 28, 1939

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideGJP

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

James Cagney

James Cagney

Eddie Bartlett

Priscilla Lane

Priscilla Lane

Jean Sherman

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

George Hally

Gladys George

Gladys George

Panama Smith

Jeffrey Lynn

Jeffrey Lynn

Lloyd Hart

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Danny Green

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Nick Brown

Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Mrs. Sherman

Edward Keane

Edward Keane

Henderson

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

The Sergeant

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Michaels

George Meeker

George Meeker

Masters

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Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

6 fresh · 0 rotten

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Kevin Maher

RTThe Times (UK)Mar 8, 2024

The performances are fabulously hard-boiled, while the script features one of the standout last lines in movie history...

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Richard Brody

RTThe New YorkerSep 12, 2016

Walsh unfolds the practical details of bootleggers' nocturnal maneuvers with quiet comedic flair alongside harrowing violence.

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Eric Henderson

RTSlant MagazineFeb 3, 2005

An epochal rise-and-fall epic of the gangster cycle.

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Sean Burns

RTCrooked MarqueeJun 20, 2026

The third-billed Bogart is so electrifying you remember him as being in more of the movie than he actually is.

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Information

Title

The Roaring Twenties

Released

Oct 28, 1939

Rated

G

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 44m

Status

Released

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

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