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The Roaring Twenties (1939)

NR · 1939-10-28 · 1h 44m · EN
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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!

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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James CagneyJames CagneyEddie BartlettPriscilla LanePriscilla LaneJean ShermanHumphrey BogartHumphrey BogartGeorge HallyGladys GeorgeGladys GeorgePanama SmithJeffrey LynnJeffrey LynnLloyd HartFrank McHughFrank McHughDanny GreenPaul KellyPaul KellyNick BrownElisabeth RisdonElisabeth RisdonMrs. ShermanEdward KeaneEdward KeaneHendersonJoe SawyerJoe SawyerThe SergeantJoseph CrehanJoseph CrehanMichaelsGeorge MeekerGeorge MeekerMasters

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Gangster1920sProhibition eraGreat depression

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Genre affinityThriller · Drama · CrimeTheme affinityGangster · 1920s · Prohibition EraDialogue densityDramaDirector preference206513Actor preference310284 · 310680 · 220379Country preferenceUs

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What is The Roaring Twenties about?

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.

How long is The Roaring Twenties?

The Roaring Twenties has a runtime of 104 minutes.

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