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The Roaring Twenties: Directed by Raoul Walsh. With James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Gladys George. Three men attempt to make a living in Prohibitionist America after returning home from fighting together in World War I.
- (16K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Raoul Walsh
- 1939-10-28
The Roaring Twenties is a 1939 American gangster film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, and Gladys George. The film, spanning the period from 1919 to 1933, was written by Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay and Robert Rossen.
The Roaring Twenties (1939 The speakeasy era never roared louder than in this gangland chronicle directed by Raoul Walsh (White Heat). Against a backdrop of newsreel-like montages and narration, The Roaring Twenties follows the life of jobless war veteran Eddie Bartlett (James Cagney) who turns bootlegger, dealing in "bottles instead of battles ...
- Raoul Walsh, Hugh Cummings, Dick Mayberry
- James Cagney
After World War I, friends Eddie (James Cagney), George (Humphrey Bogart) and Lloyd (Jeffrey Lynn) return to America with ambitions for the future. Lloyd becomes a lawyer, but Eddie can only find...
- (19)
- James Cagney
- Raoul Walsh
- Crime, Drama
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.
The Roaring Twenties. Ripped from the headlines of the turbulent era between the Great War and the Great Depression, this dynamic, nostalgia-tinged crime drama balances tommy-gun action with epic historical sweep.
