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75% Critic Match
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!”
7.5 / 10• 1939• 1h 44m•NR• English
CrimeDramaThriller
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.
Cast & Crew
James Cagney
Eddie Bartlett
Lead
Priscilla Lane
Jean Sherman
Humphrey Bogart
George Hally
Gladys George
Panama Smith
Jeffrey Lynn
Lloyd Hart
Frank McHugh
Danny Green
Paul Kelly
Nick Brown
Elisabeth Risdon
Mrs. Sherman
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Raoul Walsh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Roaring Twenties is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
