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The Roaring Twenties ()


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Three men attempt to make a living in Prohibitionist America after returning home from fighting together in World War I.

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Eddie Bartlett
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Jean Sherman
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George Hally
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Panama Smith
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Lloyd Hart
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Danny Green
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Nick Brown
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Mrs. Sherman (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Edward Keane ...
Henderson (as Ed Keane)
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The Sergeant - Pete Jones
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Michaels
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Masters
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Judge
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First Detective
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Second Detective (as Eddie Chandler)
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Henchman - Lefty
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Mrs. Gray
John Deering ...
Narrator (voice)
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Cabbie (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander ...
Bootleg Customer (uncredited)
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Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
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2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Club Doorman (uncredited)
Max Blum ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Ship Captain (uncredited)
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Gangster (uncredited)
James Carlisle ...
Investor (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Bramfield (uncredited)
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Saleswoman (uncredited)
James Conaty ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Orderly (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Charles Corrigan ...
One-Way Corrigan (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Cop (uncredited)
Oliver Cross ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Alan Davis ...
Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
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Order-Taker (uncredited)
Robert Dobson ...
Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Curt Furberg ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Hood (uncredited)
Duke Green ...
Hood (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Customer (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon ...
Pianist (uncredited)
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Street-Cleaner (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Store Doorman (uncredited)
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3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian ...
First Mate (uncredited)
Al Herman ...
Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood ...
Pop (uncredited)
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1st Ex-Con (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Harry Hollingsworth ...
Customer (uncredited)
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Taxi Passenger (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Shep Houghton ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
George Humbert ...
Luigi (uncredited)
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Woodrow WIlson in Montage (uncredited)
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Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)
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Investor (uncredited)
Jane Jones ...
Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Mel Kalish ...
Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Don Thaddeus Kerr ...
Bobby Hart (uncredited)
Donald Kerr ...
Cabbie (uncredited)
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Cabbie (uncredited)
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Announcer (uncredited)
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Gangster (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Alfred Linder ...
Foreman (uncredited)
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Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
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Still Proprietor (uncredited)
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Timid Man (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Theatre Patron (uncredited)
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Judge (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
King Mojave ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Philip Morris ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Announcer (uncredited)
Field Norton ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Investor (uncredited)
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Stock Broker (uncredited)
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Jailer (uncredited)
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Customer (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Gangster (uncredited)
William Pawley ...
Cabdriver (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ...
Bailiff (uncredited)
Paul Phillips ...
Mike (uncredited)
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Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
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Charlie (uncredited)
Warren Rock ...
Gangster (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Gangster (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Warehouse Boss (uncredited)
Cliff Saum ...
Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Order-Taker (uncredited)
Bruce Sidney ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John St. Clair ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan ...
Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)
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Soldier in American Army Barracks (uncredited)
Westbrook Van Voorhis ...
Westbrook van Voorhis - Narrator (uncredited)
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Gangster (uncredited)
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Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
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Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)
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Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Lottie Williams ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Bootlegger (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Raoul Walsh

Written by

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Jerry Wald ... (screen play) &
Richard Macaulay ... (screen play) and
Robert Rossen ... (screen play)
 
Mark Hellinger ... (from an original story by)
 
Earl Baldwin ... (contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited)
 
Frank Donoghue ... (contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited)
 
John Wexley ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Samuel Bischoff ... associate producer
Mark Hellinger ... producer (uncredited)
Hal B. Wallis ... executive producer

Music by

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Ray Heindorf ... (uncredited)
Heinz Roemheld ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Ernest Haller ... director of photography (as Ernie Haller)

Editing by

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Jack Killifer

Editorial Department

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Don Siegel ... montage (uncredited)

Casting By

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Steve Trilling ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Max Parker

Makeup Department

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Perc Westmore ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Jack L. Warner ... in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Richard Maybery ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Everett Alton Brown ... sound (as E.A. Brown)

Special Effects by

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Edwin B. DuPar ... special effects (as Edwin Du Par)
Byron Haskin ... special effects

Stunts

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Fred Graham ... stunts (uncredited)
Harvey Parry ... stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Milo Anderson ... wardrobe
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leo F. Forbstein ... musical director
Ray Heindorf ... orchestral arrangements
Max Steiner ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Virginia Moore ... script girl (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Hugh Cummings ... dialogue director
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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

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Taglines The land of the free gone wild! The heyday of the hotcha! The shock-crammed days G-men took ten whole years to lick! See more »
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Also Known As
  • The World Moves On (United States)
  • Roaring Twenties (India, English title)
  • Les fantastiques années 20 (France)
  • Die wilden Zwanziger (Germany)
  • Los violentos años veinte (Spain)
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  • 106 min
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Trivia This marked the end of James Cagney's cycle of gangster films for Warner Bros. Cagney wanted to diversify his roles: he would not play a gangster again until White Heat (1949), ten years later. See more »
Goofs When Eddie and his men impersonate the Coast Guard, there's a miniature shot of the two boats pulling alongside each other. Nick's rum runner boat that George captains is a much taller boat and its deck is higher above the water than the smaller vessel. Yet when the shot changes to live action and Eddie's crew is throwing mooring lines across to the bigger boat, the decks are now the same height; furthermore, when the men cross from one boat to the other, they merely step over the rail instead of needing to climb up to the taller boat's deck. See more »
Movie Connections Edited from The Public Enemy (1931). See more »
Soundtracks I'm Just Wild About Harry See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Panama Smith: He's dead.
Cop: Well, who is this guy?
Panama Smith: This is Eddie Bartlett.
Cop: Well, how're you hooked up with him?
Panama Smith: I could never figure it out.
Cop: What was his business?
Panama Smith: He used to be a big shot.
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