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The Roaring Twenties(1939)
Status: Released
Date: 1939-10-28
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268 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
The land of the free gone wild! The heyday of the hotcha! The shock-crammed days G-men took ten whole years to lick!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: The Roaring Twenties
Top 10 Billed Cast
James Cagney
Eddie Bartlett
Priscilla Lane
Jean Sherman
Humphrey Bogart
George Hally
Gladys George
Panama Smith
Jeffrey Lynn
Lloyd Hart
Frank McHugh
Danny Green
Paul Kelly
Nick Brown
Elisabeth Risdon
Mrs. Sherman
Edward Keane
Henderson
Joe Sawyer
The Sergeant
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