
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
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- Passed
- 1h 46min
- Crime, Drama
- 28 Oct 1939 (USA)
- Movie
Three men attempt to make a living in Prohibitionist America after returning home from fighting together in World War I.
Director:
Writers:
Awards:
- 4 wins.
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Cast verified as complete
James Cagney | ... |
Eddie Bartlett
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Priscilla Lane | ... |
Jean Sherman
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Humphrey Bogart | ... |
George Hally
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Gladys George | ... |
Panama Smith
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Jeffrey Lynn | ... |
Lloyd Hart
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Frank McHugh | ... |
Danny Green
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Paul Kelly | ... |
Nick Brown
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Elisabeth Risdon | ... |
Mrs. Sherman
(as Elizabeth Risdon)
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Edward Keane | ... |
Henderson
(as Ed Keane)
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Joe Sawyer | ... |
The Sergeant - Pete Jones
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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
(as Eddie Chandler)
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Abner Biberman | ... |
Henchman - Lefty
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Vera Lewis | ... |
Mrs. Gray
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John Deering | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Eddie Acuff | ... |
Cabbie (uncredited)
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Ernie Alexander | ... |
Bootleg Customer (uncredited)
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Murray Alper | ... |
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
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Raymond Bailey | ... |
2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)
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Brooks Benedict | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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James Blaine | ... |
Club Doorman (uncredited)
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Max Blum | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Wade Boteler | ... |
Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)
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Harry C. Bradley | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Al Bridge | ... |
Ship Captain (uncredited)
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Paul Bryar | ... |
Gangster (uncredited)
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James Carlisle | ... |
Investor (uncredited)
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Nat Carr | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Steve Carruthers | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Glen Cavender | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Clay Clement | ... |
Bramfield (uncredited)
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Ann Codee | ... |
Saleswoman (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Ray Cooke | ... |
Orderly (uncredited)
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Calvin Coolidge | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Charles Corrigan | ... |
One-Way Corrigan (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Maurice Costello | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Kernan Cripps | ... |
Cop (uncredited)
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Oliver Cross | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Alan Davis | ... |
Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
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Sayre Dearing | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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George DeNormand | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Joe Devlin | ... |
Order-Taker (uncredited)
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Robert Dobson | ... |
Lieutenant (uncredited)
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James Flavin | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Curt Furberg | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Fred Graham | ... |
Hood (uncredited)
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Duke Green | ... |
Hood (uncredited)
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Carlton Griffin | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Creighton Hale | ... |
Customer (uncredited)
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Bert Hanlon | ... |
Pianist (uncredited)
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Carl Harbaugh | ... |
Street-Cleaner (uncredited)
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Sam Harris | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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John Harron | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Eddie Hart | ... |
Store Doorman (uncredited)
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Lew Harvey | ... |
3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)
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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian | ... |
First Mate (uncredited)
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Al Herman | ... |
Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)
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Herbert Heywood | ... |
Pop (uncredited)
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Al Hill | ... |
1st Ex-Con (uncredited)
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Adolf Hitler | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Harry Hollingsworth | ... |
Customer (uncredited)
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Stuart Holmes | ... |
Taxi Passenger (uncredited)
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Herbert Hoover | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Shep Houghton | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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George Humbert | ... |
Luigi (uncredited)
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Lloyd Ingraham | ... |
Woodrow WIlson in Montage (uncredited)
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Michael Jeffers | ... |
Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)
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Jack W. Johnston | ... |
Investor (uncredited)
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Jane Jones | ... |
Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
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Mel Kalish | ... |
Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
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Don Thaddeus Kerr | ... |
Bobby Hart (uncredited)
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Donald Kerr | ... |
Cabbie (uncredited)
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Milton Kibbee | ... |
Cabbie (uncredited)
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Reid Kilpatrick | ... |
Announcer (uncredited)
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Mike Lally | ... |
Gangster (uncredited)
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Carl M. Leviness | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Alfred Linder | ... |
Foreman (uncredited)
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George Lloyd | ... |
Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
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Arthur Loft | ... |
Still Proprietor (uncredited)
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Charles Marsh | ... |
Timid Man (uncredited)
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Frank Mayo | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Frank McLure | ... |
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
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Charles Meakin | ... |
Judge (uncredited)
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Hans Moebus | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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King Mojave | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Philip Morris | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Jack Mower | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Benito Mussolini | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Wendell Niles | ... |
Announcer (uncredited)
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Field Norton | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Jack Norton | ... |
Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)
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Wedgwood Nowell | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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William H. O'Brien | ... |
Investor (uncredited)
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Broderick O'Farrell | ... |
Stock Broker (uncredited)
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Pat O'Malley | ... |
Jailer (uncredited)
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Oscar O'Shea | ... |
Customer (uncredited)
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David Oliver | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Paul Panzer | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Emory Parnell | ... |
Gangster (uncredited)
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William Pawley | ... |
Cabdriver (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Paul Phillips | ... |
Mike (uncredited)
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John J. Richardson | ... |
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
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John Ridgely | ... |
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
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Cyril Ring | ... |
Charlie (uncredited)
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Warren Rock | ... |
Gangster (uncredited)
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Franklin D. Roosevelt | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Don Rowan | ... |
Gangster (uncredited)
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Loretta Russell | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Hector V. Sarno | ... |
Warehouse Boss (uncredited)
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Cliff Saum | ... |
Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Order-Taker (uncredited)
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Bruce Sidney | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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John St. Clair | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Amzie Strickland | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Charles Sullivan | ... |
Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)
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Elliott Sullivan | ... |
Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)
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George Tobias | ... |
Soldier in American Army Barracks (uncredited)
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Westbrook Van Voorhis | ... |
Westbrook van Voorhis - Narrator (uncredited)
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Max Wagner | ... |
Gangster (uncredited)
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Billy Wayne | ... |
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
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Ben Welden | ... |
Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)
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Dick Wessel | ... |
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
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Leo White | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Frank Wilcox | ... |
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
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Lottie Williams | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Norman Willis | ... |
Bootlegger (uncredited)
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Charles C. Wilson | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Raoul Walsh |
Written by
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
Samuel Bischoff | ... | associate producer |
Mark Hellinger | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Hal B. Wallis | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Ray Heindorf | ... | (uncredited) |
Heinz Roemheld | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Ernest Haller | ... | director of photography (as Ernie Haller) |
Editing by
Jack Killifer |
Editorial Department
Don Siegel | ... | montage (uncredited) |
Casting By
Steve Trilling | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Max Parker |
Makeup Department
Perc Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Jack L. Warner | ... | in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Maybery | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Everett Alton Brown | ... | sound (as E.A. Brown) |
Special Effects by
Edwin B. DuPar | ... | special effects (as Edwin Du Par) |
Byron Haskin | ... | special effects |
Stunts
Fred Graham | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Harvey Parry | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Milo Anderson | ... | wardrobe |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein | ... | musical director |
Ray Heindorf | ... | orchestral arrangements |
Max Steiner | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Virginia Moore | ... | script girl (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Hugh Cummings | ... | dialogue director |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. (presents)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1939) (United States) (theatrical)
- Vitagraph Limited (1939) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Warner Brothers Pictures, Ltd.)
- Warner Bros. Pictures Mexico (1940) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1940) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1940) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
- Rai 1 (1980) (Italy) (tv)
- RCA (II) (1983) (United States) (CED)
- CBS/Fox (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- Key Video (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1984) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1987) (Canada) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- René Malo Vidéo (1989) (Canada) (VHS) (Quebec)
- TV3 (1990) (Finland) (tv)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (laserdisc)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Living Colour Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (Canada) (DVD) (4 film collection)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (DVD) (4 film collection)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- MGM Home Entertainment (VHS package design)
- Turner Entertainment (VHS package design)
Storyline
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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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
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. See more » |