The Roaring Twenties (1939)

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

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.

• Released: 1939-10-28
• Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 44m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 279 votes

Directed by Raoul Walsh.

Top cast

• James Cagney as Eddie Bartlett
• Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman
• Humphrey Bogart as George Hally
• Gladys George as Panama Smith
• Jeffrey Lynn as Lloyd Hart
• Frank McHugh as Danny Green
• Paul Kelly as Nick Brown
• Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs. Sherman
• Edward Keane as Henderson
• Joe Sawyer as The Sergeant

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Roaring Twenties

• United States: watch free on Hoopla, Plex, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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