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The Roaring Twenties( 1939)

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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!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      James Cagney

      Eddie Bartlett

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      Priscilla Lane

      Jean Sherman

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      Humphrey Bogart

      George Hally

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      Gladys George

      Panama Smith

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      Jeffrey Lynn

      Lloyd Hart

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      Frank McHugh

      Danny Green

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      Paul Kelly

      Nick Brown

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      Elisabeth Risdon

      Mrs. Sherman

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      Edward Keane

      Henderson

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      Joe Sawyer

      The Sergeant

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      Joseph Crehan

      Michaels

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      George Meeker

      Masters

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      John Hamilton

      Judge

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      Robert Elliott

      First Detective

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      Eddy Chandler

      Second Detective

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      Abner Biberman

      Henchman

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      Vera Lewis

      Mrs. Gray

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      John Deering

      Narrator (voice)

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      Eddie Acuff

      Cabbie (uncredited)

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      Ernie Alexander

      Bootleg Customer (uncredited)

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      Murray Alper

      Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

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      Robert Armstrong

      Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)

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      Raymond Bailey

      2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)

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      Brooks Benedict

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      James Blaine

      Club Doorman (uncredited)

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      Max Blum

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Wade Boteler

      Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)

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      Harry C. Bradley

      Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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      Al Bridge

      Ship Captain (uncredited)

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      Paul Bryar

      Gangster (uncredited)

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      Nat Carr

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Glen Cavender

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Clay Clement

      Bramfield (uncredited)

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      Ann Codee

      Saleswoman (uncredited)

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      James Conaty

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Ray Cooke

      Orderly (uncredited)

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      Calvin Coolidge

      Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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      Charles Corrigan

      Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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      Maurice Costello

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Kernan Cripps

      Cop (uncredited)

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      Alan Davis

      Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)

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      Sayre Dearing

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Joe Devlin

      Order-Taker (uncredited)

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      Bill Elliott

      Bootlegger (uncredited)

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      James Flavin

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Bess Flowers

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Curt Furburg

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Fred Graham

      Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)

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      Creighton Hale

      Customer (uncredited)

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      Bert Hanlon

      Pianist (uncredited)

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      Carl Harbaugh

      Street-Cleaner (uncredited)

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      Sam Harris

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      John Harron

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Eddie Hart

      Store Doorman (uncredited)

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      Lew Harvey

      3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)

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      Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

      First Mate (uncredited)

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      Al Herman

      Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)

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      Herbert Heywood

      Pop (uncredited)

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      Al Hill

      1st Ex-Con (uncredited)

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      Adolf Hitler

      Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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      Harry Hollingsworth

      Customer (uncredited)

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      Stuart Holmes

      Taxi Passenger (uncredited)

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      Herbert Hoover

      Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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      George Humbert

      Luigi (uncredited)

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      Lloyd Ingraham

      Official in Montage (uncredited)

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      Michael Jeffers

      Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)

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      Jane Jones

      Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

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      Mel Kalish

      Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

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      Don Thaddeus Kerr

      Bobby Hart (uncredited)

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      Donald Kerr

      Cabbie (uncredited)

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      Milton Kibbee

      Cabbie (uncredited)

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      Reid Kilpatrick

      Announcer (uncredited)

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      Mike Lally

      Gangster (uncredited)

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      Alfred Linder

      Foreman (uncredited)

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      George Lloyd

      Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

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      Arthur Loft

      Still Proprietor (uncredited)

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      Charles Marsh

      Timid Man (uncredited)

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      Frank Mayo

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      King Mojave

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Philip Morris

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Jack Mower

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Benito Mussolini

      Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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      Wendell Niles

      Self - Announcer (uncredited)

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      Field Norton

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Jack Norton

      Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)

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      Wedgwood Nowell

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Pat O'Malley

      Jailer (uncredited)

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      Oscar O'Shea

      Customer (uncredited)

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      David Oliver

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Emory Parnell

      Gangster (uncredited)

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      William Pawley

      Cabdriver (uncredited)

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      Lee Phelps

      Bailiff (uncredited)

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      Paul Phillips

      Mike (uncredited)

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      John J. Richardson

      Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

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      John Ridgely

      Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

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      Cyril Ring

      Charlie (uncredited)

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      Warren Rock

      Gangster (uncredited)

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      Franklin D. Roosevelt

      Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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      Don Rowan

      Gangster (uncredited)

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      Hector V. Sarno

      Warehouse Boss (uncredited)

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      Cliff Saum

      Train Conductor (uncredited)

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      Jeffrey Sayre

      Order-Taker (uncredited)

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      Bruce Sidney

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      John St. Clair

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Amzie Strickland

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Charles Sullivan

      Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)

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      Elliott Sullivan

      Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)

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      Westbrook Van Voorhis

      Himself - Narrator (uncredited)

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      Max Wagner

      Gangster (uncredited)

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      Billy Wayne

      Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

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      Ben Welden

      Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)

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      Dick Wessel

      Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

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      Leo White

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Frank Wilcox

      Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

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      Lottie Williams

      Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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      Norman Willis

      Bootlegger (uncredited)

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      Charles C. Wilson

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Robert Dobson

      Lieutenant

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • prohibition era
    • gangster
    • great depression
    • 1920s