The Roaring Twenties
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- See Roaring Twenties and 1920s for the time period. Also, there was a 1960s television series of the same name.
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| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Written by | Mark Hellinger (story The World Moves On) Jerry Wald Richard Macaulay Robert Rossen |
| Starring | James Cagney Priscilla Lane Humphrey Bogart |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | October 23, 1939 |
| Running time | 104 min |
| Language | English |
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The Roaring Twenties is a 1939 crime thriller starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane & Humphrey Bogart. The movie was directed by Raoul Walsh, who also directed The Big Trail, They Died with Their Boots On, High Sierra, and White Heat.
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After the World War I Armistice, Lloyd Hart (Jeffrey Lynn) goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally (Bogart) turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett (Cagney) 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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