The Roaring Twenties

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

Oct 28 1939 Approved 1h 46m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

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.

Plot

After the WWI 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.

Written by

Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay, Robert Rossen

Directed by

Raoul Walsh

Cast

James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins total

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