Roaring Twenties, The

Roaring Twenties, The

1939

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 work as a cab driver and eventually falls into the bootlegging business. Eddie and George become partners in crime, but the stock market crash destroys their operation and turns the old friends against each other, while Eddie falls in love with Lloyd's girlfriend, Jean (Priscilla Lane).

The land of the free gone wild! The heyday of the hotcha! The shock-crammed days G-men took ten whole years to lick!

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Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
1 hr. 47 mins.
US Theatrical Release
October 28, 1939
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.37:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
February 27, 2024
Acquired Date
May 24, 2024
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

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

Directors

Raoul Walsh
Raoul Walsh

Producers

Mark Hellinger
Mark Hellinger

Writers

Jerry Wald
Jerry Wald
Richard Macaulay
Richard Macaulay
Robert Rossen
Robert Rossen

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User Reviews

Ratings

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RT Fresh
100%
Tomatometer
18 votes
RT Fresh Certified
89%
Popcornmeter
224 votes
METASCORE
80
15 votes
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
16,346 votes

Additional Info

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