The Roaring Twenties (1939)

charting in 0 countries

Movie · 104 min · T · crm, drm, trl

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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.

  • 7.9 IMDb
  • 7.5 TMDB
  • 100% Rotten Tomatoes
  • 67 JustWatch

Where to watch The Roaring Twenties

Available on 4 platforms across 2 countries.

Available languages

Audio: English, Portuguese, Spanish

Subtitles: Dutch, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Chart history

The Roaring Twenties has spent 0 days in a top 3, 0 days in a top 10 and 1 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #33.

Cast

James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Gladys George, Jeffrey Lynn, Frank McHugh, Paul Kelly, Elisabeth Risdon, Edward Keane, Joe Sawyer, Joseph Crehan, George Meeker, John Hamilton, Robert Elliott, Eddy Chandler, Abner Biberman, Vera Lewis, John Deering

Crew

Samuel Bischoff (producer), Richard Macaulay (screenplay), Jerry Wald (screenplay), Robert Rossen (screenplay), Raoul Walsh (director), Hal B. Wallis (producer)

Awards

2 wins from 2 nominations.

  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won