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The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 28, 1939

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Crime, Drama, Thriller

User Score

75%

Original Title

The Roaring Twenties

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Raoul Walsh

Description

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.