The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

104 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Oct. 28, 1939

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.

The Roaring Twenties

104 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Oct. 28, 1939

The Roaring Twenties
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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Roaring Twenties
Directors Raoul Walsh
Writers Mark Hellinger, Richard Macaulay, Jerry Wald, Robert Rossen

Cast

James Cagney

as Eddie Bartlett

Priscilla Lane

as Jean Sherman

Humphrey Bogart

as George Hally

Gladys George

as Panama Smith

Jeffrey Lynn

as Lloyd Hart

Frank McHugh

as Danny Green

Paul Kelly

as Nick Brown

Elisabeth Risdon

as Mrs. Sherman

Edward Keane

as Henderson

Joe Sawyer

as The Sergeant

Joseph Crehan

as Michaels

George Meeker

as Masters

John Hamilton

as Judge

Robert Elliott

as First Detective

Eddy Chandler

as Second Detective

Abner Biberman

as Henchman

Vera Lewis

as Mrs. Gray

John Deering

as Narrator (voice)

Eddie Acuff

as Cabbie (uncredited)

Ernie Alexander

as Bootleg Customer (uncredited)

Murray Alper

as Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

Robert Armstrong

as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)

Raymond Bailey

as 2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

James Blaine

as Club Doorman (uncredited)

Max Blum

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

as Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Al Bridge

as Ship Captain (uncredited)

Paul Bryar

as Gangster (uncredited)

Nat Carr

as Waiter (uncredited)

Glen Cavender

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Clay Clement

as Bramfield (uncredited)

Ann Codee

as Saleswoman (uncredited)

James Conaty

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Ray Cooke

as Orderly (uncredited)

Calvin Coolidge

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles Corrigan

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Maurice Costello

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Kernan Cripps

as Cop (uncredited)

Alan Davis

as Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Joe Devlin

as Order-Taker (uncredited)

Robert Dobson

as Lieutenant (uncredited)

Bill Elliott

as Bootlegger (uncredited)

James Flavin

as Policeman (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Curt Furburg

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Fred Graham

as Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

as Customer (uncredited)

Bert Hanlon

as Pianist (uncredited)

Carl Harbaugh

as Street-Cleaner (uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

John Harron

as Soldier (uncredited)

Eddie Hart

as Store Doorman (uncredited)

Lew Harvey

as 3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

as First Mate (uncredited)

Al Herman

as Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood

as Pop (uncredited)

Al Hill

as 1st Ex-Con (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harry Hollingsworth

as Customer (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as Taxi Passenger (uncredited)

Herbert Hoover

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George Humbert

as Luigi (uncredited)

Lloyd Ingraham

as Official in Montage (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

as Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)

Jane Jones

as Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

Mel Kalish

as Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

Don Thaddeus Kerr

as Bobby Hart (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

as Cabbie (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

as Cabbie (uncredited)

Reid Kilpatrick

as Announcer (uncredited)

Mike Lally

as Gangster (uncredited)

Alfred Linder

as Foreman (uncredited)

George Lloyd

as Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

Arthur Loft

as Still Proprietor (uncredited)

Charles Marsh

as Timid Man (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

as Policeman (uncredited)

King Mojave

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Philip Morris

as Policeman (uncredited)

Jack Mower

as Guard (uncredited)

Benito Mussolini

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wendell Niles

as Self - Announcer (uncredited)

Field Norton

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Jack Norton

as Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley

as Jailer (uncredited)

Oscar O'Shea

as Customer (uncredited)

David Oliver

as Policeman (uncredited)

Emory Parnell

as Gangster (uncredited)

William Pawley

as Cabdriver (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

as Bailiff (uncredited)

Paul Phillips

as Mike (uncredited)

John J. Richardson

as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

John Ridgely

as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

as Charlie (uncredited)

Warren Rock

as Gangster (uncredited)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Don Rowan

as Gangster (uncredited)

Hector V. Sarno

as Warehouse Boss (uncredited)

Cliff Saum

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

as Order-Taker (uncredited)

Bruce Sidney

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

John St. Clair

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

as Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)

Elliott Sullivan

as Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)

Westbrook Van Voorhis

as Himself - Narrator (uncredited)

Max Wagner

as Gangster (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

Ben Welden

as Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

as Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

Leo White

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox

as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

Lottie Williams

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Norman Willis

as Bootlegger (uncredited)

Charles C. Wilson

as Policeman (uncredited)