The Roaring Twenties (1939)

1939 · 104 min · Crime, Drama, Thriller

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.

Directed by Raoul Walsh. Starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Gladys George and Jeffrey Lynn.

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