The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

7.5IMDb Score
Released:1939-10-28
Genre:Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duration:104 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Raoul Walsh
Actors:James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Gladys George, Jeffrey Lynn
Production:Warner Bros. Pictures

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.

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