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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!

19391h 44mDirected by Raoul Walsh

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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Cast
James Cagney portrait

James Cagney

Eddie Bartlett

Priscilla Lane portrait

Priscilla Lane

Jean Sherman

Humphrey Bogart portrait

Humphrey Bogart

George Hally

Gladys George portrait

Gladys George

Panama Smith

Jeffrey Lynn portrait

Jeffrey Lynn

Lloyd Hart

Frank McHugh portrait

Frank McHugh

Danny Green

Paul Kelly portrait

Paul Kelly

Nick Brown

Elisabeth Risdon portrait

Elisabeth Risdon

Mrs. Sherman

Edward Keane portrait

Edward Keane

Henderson

Joe Sawyer portrait

Joe Sawyer

The Sergeant

Joseph Crehan portrait

Joseph Crehan

Michaels

George Meeker portrait

George Meeker

Masters

John Hamilton portrait

John Hamilton

Judge

Robert Elliott portrait

Robert Elliott

First Detective

Eddy Chandler portrait

Eddy Chandler

Second Detective

Abner Biberman portrait

Abner Biberman

Henchman

Vera Lewis portrait

Vera Lewis

Mrs. Gray

JD

John Deering

Narrator (voice)

Eddie Acuff portrait

Eddie Acuff

Cabbie (uncredited)

EA

Ernie Alexander

Bootleg Customer (uncredited)

Murray Alper portrait

Murray Alper

Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

Robert Armstrong portrait

Robert Armstrong

Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)

Raymond Bailey portrait

Raymond Bailey

2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict portrait

Brooks Benedict

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

James Blaine portrait

James Blaine

Club Doorman (uncredited)

MB

Max Blum

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Wade Boteler portrait

Wade Boteler

Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley portrait

Harry C. Bradley

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Al Bridge portrait

Al Bridge

Ship Captain (uncredited)

Paul Bryar portrait

Paul Bryar

Gangster (uncredited)

Nat Carr portrait

Nat Carr

Waiter (uncredited)

Glen Cavender portrait

Glen Cavender

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Clay Clement portrait

Clay Clement

Bramfield (uncredited)

Ann Codee portrait

Ann Codee

Saleswoman (uncredited)

JC

James Conaty

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

RC

Ray Cooke

Orderly (uncredited)

Calvin Coolidge portrait

Calvin Coolidge

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

CC

Charles Corrigan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Maurice Costello portrait

Maurice Costello

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Kernan Cripps portrait

Kernan Cripps

Cop (uncredited)

AD

Alan Davis

Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing portrait

Sayre Dearing

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Joe Devlin portrait

Joe Devlin

Order-Taker (uncredited)

Bill Elliott portrait

Bill Elliott

Bootlegger (uncredited)

James Flavin portrait

James Flavin

Policeman (uncredited)

Bess Flowers portrait

Bess Flowers

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

CF

Curt Furburg

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Fred Graham portrait

Fred Graham

Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)

Creighton Hale portrait

Creighton Hale

Customer (uncredited)

Bert Hanlon portrait

Bert Hanlon

Pianist (uncredited)

Carl Harbaugh portrait

Carl Harbaugh

Street-Cleaner (uncredited)

SH

Sam Harris

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

John Harron portrait

John Harron

Soldier (uncredited)

EH

Eddie Hart

Store Doorman (uncredited)

Lew Harvey portrait

Lew Harvey

3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)

O'

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

First Mate (uncredited)

AH

Al Herman

Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood portrait

Herbert Heywood

Pop (uncredited)

Al Hill portrait

Al Hill

1st Ex-Con (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler portrait

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

HH

Harry Hollingsworth

Customer (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes portrait

Stuart Holmes

Taxi Passenger (uncredited)

Herbert Hoover portrait

Herbert Hoover

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George Humbert portrait

George Humbert

Luigi (uncredited)

Lloyd Ingraham portrait

Lloyd Ingraham

Official in Montage (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers portrait

Michael Jeffers

Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)

JJ

Jane Jones

Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

MK

Mel Kalish

Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

DT

Don Thaddeus Kerr

Bobby Hart (uncredited)

Donald Kerr portrait

Donald Kerr

Cabbie (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee portrait

Milton Kibbee

Cabbie (uncredited)

Reid Kilpatrick portrait

Reid Kilpatrick

Announcer (uncredited)

Mike Lally portrait

Mike Lally

Gangster (uncredited)

AL

Alfred Linder

Foreman (uncredited)

George Lloyd portrait

George Lloyd

Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

Arthur Loft portrait

Arthur Loft

Still Proprietor (uncredited)

CM

Charles Marsh

Timid Man (uncredited)

Frank Mayo portrait

Frank Mayo

Policeman (uncredited)

KM

King Mojave

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

PM

Philip Morris

Policeman (uncredited)

Jack Mower portrait

Jack Mower

Guard (uncredited)

Benito Mussolini portrait

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wendell Niles portrait

Wendell Niles

Self - Announcer (uncredited)

FN

Field Norton

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Jack Norton portrait

Jack Norton

Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell portrait

Wedgwood Nowell

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley portrait

Pat O'Malley

Jailer (uncredited)

Oscar O'Shea portrait

Oscar O'Shea

Customer (uncredited)

David Oliver portrait

David Oliver

Policeman (uncredited)

Emory Parnell portrait

Emory Parnell

Gangster (uncredited)

William Pawley portrait

William Pawley

Cabdriver (uncredited)

Lee Phelps portrait

Lee Phelps

Bailiff (uncredited)

PP

Paul Phillips

Mike (uncredited)

John J. Richardson portrait

John J. Richardson

Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

John Ridgely portrait

John Ridgely

Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

Cyril Ring portrait

Cyril Ring

Charlie (uncredited)

WR

Warren Rock

Gangster (uncredited)

Franklin D. Roosevelt portrait

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Don Rowan portrait

Don Rowan

Gangster (uncredited)

HV

Hector V. Sarno

Warehouse Boss (uncredited)

CS

Cliff Saum

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre portrait

Jeffrey Sayre

Order-Taker (uncredited)

BS

Bruce Sidney

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

JS

John St. Clair

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland portrait

Amzie Strickland

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan portrait

Charles Sullivan

Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)

Elliott Sullivan portrait

Elliott Sullivan

Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)

WV

Westbrook Van Voorhis

Himself - Narrator (uncredited)

Max Wagner portrait

Max Wagner

Gangster (uncredited)

Billy Wayne portrait

Billy Wayne

Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

Ben Welden portrait

Ben Welden

Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)

Dick Wessel portrait

Dick Wessel

Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

Leo White portrait

Leo White

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox portrait

Frank Wilcox

Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

LW

Lottie Williams

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Norman Willis portrait

Norman Willis

Bootlegger (uncredited)

Charles C. Wilson portrait

Charles C. Wilson

Policeman (uncredited)

RD

Robert Dobson

Lieutenant

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