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The Roaring Twenties
Directed by Raoul Walsh
1939•1h 46m•NR•★ 7.8
Action / Crime / Drama / Film-Noir
Synopsis
Three World War I doughboys return home to Prohibition-era America and choose radically different paths: one becomes an ambitious bootlegging kingpin, another an unhinged ruthless killer, and the third an honest attorney. Raoul Walsh's sweeping, kinetic eulogy to the golden gangster era starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorRaoul Walsh
WriterJerry WaldRichard MacaulayRobert Rossen
CinematographyErnest Haller
MusicRay HeindorfHeinz Roemheld
Principal Cast
James CagneyEddie Bartlett
Priscilla LaneJean Sherman
Humphrey BogartGeorge Hally
Gladys GeorgePanama Smith
Jeffrey LynnLloyd Hart
Frank McHughDanny Green
Paul KellyNick Brown
Elisabeth RisdonMrs. Sherman
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 46m (106 mins)
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DirectorRaoul Walsh
LanguagesEnglish
CountryUS
StudioWarner Bros. Pictures
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