The Roaring Twenties
1939 · directed by Raoul Walsh
- Rating
- 82/100
- Hit
- yes
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 (1939), directed by Raoul Walsh, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- James Cagney
- Priscilla Lane
- Humphrey Bogart
- Gladys George
- Jeffrey Lynn
- Frank McHugh
- Paul Kelly
- Elisabeth Risdon
- Edward Keane
- Joe Sawyer
Crew
- Ernest Haller — Director of Photography
- Jack Killifer — Editor
- Heinz Roemheld — Original Music Composer
- Ray Heindorf — Original Music Composer
- Jerry Wald — Screenplay
- Richard Macaulay — Screenplay
- Robert Rossen — Screenplay
More from Raoul Walsh
- White Heat (1949) — 84/100 · hit
- The Thief of Bagdad (1924) — 84/100 · hit
- Gentleman Jim (1942) — 84/100 · hit
- Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951) — 83/100 · hit
- The Big Trail (1930) — 82/100 · hit
- Pursued (1947) — 81/100 · hit
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