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The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

Thriller, Drama, Crime, Music, Action, Film-Noir, Mystery | United States

Director: Raoul Walsh

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Rating: 7.9/10

SYNOPSIS

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.

Actors

Writer: Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay

Producer: Samuel Bischoff, Mark Hellinger

Narrator: John Deering

RUNTIME: 106 min

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