The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties

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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.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Roaring Twenties:

James Cagney
Priscilla Lane
Humphrey Bogart
Gladys George
Jeffrey Lynn
Frank McHugh

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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.

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Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) - 9/10 by Bob BloomOne of the last great gangster films of the 1930s. Cagney brings a touch of poignancy to the hood who time has passed by, and Gladys George is splendid as Panama.
Tim Dirks' The Greatest Films - 8/10 by Tim DirksThe Roaring Twenties (1939) is action director Raoul Walsh's first gangster film. This newsreel-like, semi-documentary film,
Classic Film and Television - 7/10 by Michael E. GrostDynamic, quintessential gangster film, wonderfully stylized by director Raoul Walsh,
The Spectator - 7/10 by Graham GreeneMr. Cagney, of the bull-calf brow... is as always a superb and a witty actor.
New Yorker - 7/10 by Richard BrodyWalsh unfolds the practical details of bootleggers' nocturnal maneuvers with quiet comedic flair alongside harrowing violence.
User Review - 10/10 by kim wROARING TWENTIES - How can you go wrong with JAMES CAGNEY and HUMPHREY BOGART as rival [eventually] gangsters? The storyline moves at a quick enough pace and the ups as well as downs of CAGNEY is heart wrenching. I felt sympathy for CAGNEY even though he was a hoodlum. Great performances, intriguing storyline, with only the minor flaw of the narrator trying to send the 'message' stay away from liquor.
User Review - 10/10 by Nick Gæ­£!! i just love these movies...i love the way they talk to each other. all the lines are just perfect. and perfectly delivered. people had (or acted as if at least) so much class. we were remarking on how when these gangsters do their "business", they were all clad in beautiful suits! and even the nameless gangsters were all wearing hats....:) besides that, it's just a good story well-told.
User Review - 10/10 by Paavo LOne of my Favourite Gangster Movies with my second favourite Gangster Performer James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart as the Ideal Counterpart
User Review - 10/10 by Jimmy MOne of the great American crime movies, The Roaring Twenties steers away from the easy mold of cautionary tale, providing a rich and multilayered character drama instead. Employing periodic segments of newsreel footage and narration, director Raoul Walsh gives the characters and situations a sense of something larger. The technique lends itself to the time and place the picture intends to encompass. The performances are strong across the board, with James Cagney dominating in a somewhat complex lead role. Tightly directed and endlessly entertaining, this is a must-see for fans of gangster movies.
User Review - 10/10 by Eric HGangster films were all the rage in the 1930s, and 'The Roaring Twenties (1939)' is another excellent Warner Brothers addition.While there were a lot of gangster films made by Warner Brothers in the 30s and very early 40s, this stands out as perhaps one of the very best. Part of this is due to the pairing of Cagney AND Bogart, as there is so much energy and excellent "thuggish" acting that it's hard to get bored watching it. About the only negative at all is that as Humphrey Bogart was not yet a breakout star, it's rather predictable what will happen in a showdown with Cagney. But despite this, watch the movie. It's got all the ingredients of a fine gangster flick--excellent acting, writing, a breezy pace and the Warner Brother's trademark of both quality and action designed for the common man. "The Roaring Twenties", though fictional in its story, is very much a historical document, inasmuch as real events drive the script's overarching themes, and steer characters into choices and situations they find themselves in. Regrettably, this film is not in the National Film Registry. It should be.

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