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!

Duration: 104 min
Release date: 1939-10-28
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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 Cagney
James Cagney
as Eddie Bartlett
Priscilla Lane
Priscilla Lane
as Jean Sherman
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
as George Hally
Gladys George
Gladys George
as Panama Smith
Jeffrey Lynn
Jeffrey Lynn
as Lloyd Hart
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh
as Danny Green
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
as Nick Brown
Elisabeth Risdon
Elisabeth Risdon
as Mrs. Sherman
Edward Keane
Edward Keane
as Henderson
Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer
as The Sergeant
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
as Michaels
George Meeker
George Meeker
as Masters
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
as Judge
Robert Elliott
Robert Elliott
as First Detective
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
as Second Detective
Abner Biberman
Abner Biberman
as Henchman
Vera Lewis
Vera Lewis
as Mrs. Gray
John Deering
John Deering
as Narrator (voice)
Eddie Acuff
Eddie Acuff
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander
Ernie Alexander
as Bootleg Customer (uncredited)
Murray Alper
Murray Alper
as Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong
as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Raymond Bailey
Raymond Bailey
as 2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Brooks Benedict
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
James Blaine
James Blaine
as Club Doorman (uncredited)
Max Blum
Max Blum
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler
as Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Al Bridge
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar
as Gangster (uncredited)
Nat Carr
Nat Carr
as Waiter (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Glen Cavender
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Clay Clement
Clay Clement
as Bramfield (uncredited)
Ann Codee
Ann Codee
as Saleswoman (uncredited)
James Conaty
James Conaty
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ray Cooke
Ray Cooke
as Orderly (uncredited)
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Corrigan
Charles Corrigan
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maurice Costello
Maurice Costello
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
Kernan Cripps
as Cop (uncredited)
Alan Davis
Alan Davis
as Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Sayre Dearing
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Joe Devlin
as Order-Taker (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott
as Bootlegger (uncredited)
James Flavin
James Flavin
as Policeman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Curt Furburg
Curt Furburg
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Fred Graham
as Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Creighton Hale
as Customer (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon
Bert Hanlon
as Pianist (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh
Carl Harbaugh
as Street-Cleaner (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John Harron
John Harron
as Soldier (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Eddie Hart
as Store Doorman (uncredited)
Lew Harvey
Lew Harvey
as 3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
as First Mate (uncredited)
Al Herman
Al Herman
as Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Herbert Heywood
as Pop (uncredited)
Al Hill
Al Hill
as 1st Ex-Con (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Harry Hollingsworth
Harry Hollingsworth
as Customer (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes
as Taxi Passenger (uncredited)
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Humbert
George Humbert
as Luigi (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
Lloyd Ingraham
as Official in Montage (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Michael Jeffers
as Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)
Jane Jones
Jane Jones
as Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Mel Kalish
Mel Kalish
as Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Don Thaddeus Kerr
Don Thaddeus Kerr
as Bobby Hart (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Reid Kilpatrick
Reid Kilpatrick
as Announcer (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Mike Lally
as Gangster (uncredited)
Alfred Linder
Alfred Linder
as Foreman (uncredited)
George Lloyd
George Lloyd
as Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft
as Still Proprietor (uncredited)
Charles Marsh
Charles Marsh
as Timid Man (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo
as Policeman (uncredited)
King Mojave
King Mojave
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Philip Morris
as Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Jack Mower
as Guard (uncredited)
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wendell Niles
Wendell Niles
as Self - Announcer (uncredited)
Field Norton
Field Norton
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jack Norton
Jack Norton
as Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Wedgwood Nowell
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley
as Jailer (uncredited)
Oscar O'Shea
Oscar O'Shea
as Customer (uncredited)
David Oliver
David Oliver
as Policeman (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell
as Gangster (uncredited)
William Pawley
William Pawley
as Cabdriver (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Paul Phillips
Paul Phillips
as Mike (uncredited)
John J. Richardson
John J. Richardson
as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
John Ridgely
John Ridgely
as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Cyril Ring
as Charlie (uncredited)
Warren Rock
Warren Rock
as Gangster (uncredited)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Don Rowan
Don Rowan
as Gangster (uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno
Hector V. Sarno
as Warehouse Boss (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
Cliff Saum
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre
as Order-Taker (uncredited)
Bruce Sidney
Bruce Sidney
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John St. Clair
John St. Clair
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
Amzie Strickland
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
as Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
Elliott Sullivan
as Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)
Westbrook Van Voorhis
Westbrook Van Voorhis
as Himself - Narrator (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Max Wagner
as Gangster (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Billy Wayne
as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Ben Welden
Ben Welden
as Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Dick Wessel
as Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Leo White
Leo White
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Frank Wilcox
as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Lottie Williams
Lottie Williams
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Norman Willis
Norman Willis
as Bootlegger (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Charles C. Wilson
as Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Dobson
Robert Dobson
as Lieutenant
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