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The Roaring Twenties (1939)
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Three men attempt to make a living in Prohibitionist America after returning home from fighting together in World War I. Director:Raoul Walsh |
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| James Cagney | ... | ||
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Gladys George | ... | |
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Jeffrey Lynn | ... | |
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Frank McHugh | ... |
Danny Green
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Paul Kelly | ... |
Nick Brown
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Elisabeth Risdon | ... |
Mrs. Sherman
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Edward Keane | ... |
Henderson
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Joe Sawyer | ... |
The Sergeant
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Joseph Crehan | ... |
Michaels
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George Meeker | ... |
Masters
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John Hamilton | ... |
Judge
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Robert Elliott | ... |
First Detective
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Eddy Chandler | ... |
Second Detective
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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. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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Heróis Esquecidos See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 19, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Eddie Bartlett: That's just another rumor. This brawl's gonna' go on forever.
Lloyd Hart: If I ever get back, I'm gonna' have a swell law office in the Woolworth Building. Have it all picked out, on the 28th floor. Can see the whole city: the Bay, Brooklyn...
Eddie Bartlett: Whaddya' wanna' look at Brooklyn for?
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(1932) (uncredited)
Music by Jack Little and John Siras
Lyrics by Joe Young
Sung by Gladys George at Flanagan's See more »
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Trivia
The night of the premiere, producer Mark Hellinger received a telegram to help calm his nerves. The telegram read: From all the wonderful things I hear of The Roaring Twenties. I don't need to wish you good luck. Hope you don't suffer too much. Joan Crawford. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: (At 1:01) As the former sergeant (now a security guard) is locking up a gate after letting a car pass, the background is clearly a painted set (including phony light fixtures in 2-D). See more »Quotes
Lloyd Hart: [the men are taking cover in a bombed-out farmhouse, shooting at German soldiers somewhere off-screen] When is this "armistice" they've been talking about for the past four days?Eddie Bartlett: That's just another rumor. This brawl's gonna' go on forever.
Lloyd Hart: If I ever get back, I'm gonna' have a swell law office in the Woolworth Building. Have it all picked out, on the 28th floor. Can see the whole city: the Bay, Brooklyn...
Eddie Bartlett: Whaddya' wanna' look at Brooklyn for?
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Soundtracks
"In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town"(1932) (uncredited)
Music by Jack Little and John Siras
Lyrics by Joe Young
Sung by Gladys George at Flanagan's See more »
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