Crime ·Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1939 · 1h 44m

The Roaring Twenties

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Director
Raoul Walsh
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
Crew
Ernest Haller — Director of Photography Jack Killifer — Editor Heinz Roemheld — Original Music Composer Ray Heindorf — Original Music Composer Richard Macaulay — Screenplay Jerry Wald — Screenplay
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
prohibition eragangstergreat depression1920sadmiring
Key Collaborators
Raoul Walsh Director Ernest Haller Director of Photography Jack Killifer Editor Heinz Roemheld Original Music Composer Ray Heindorf Original Music Composer Richard Macaulay Screenplay Jerry Wald Screenplay Robert Rossen Screenplay Mark Hellinger Story Samuel Bischoff Producer Hal B. Wallis Producer Milo Anderson Costume Design
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