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The Roaring Twenties (1939) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1939 · 104 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Raoul Walsh
- Starring
- Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh, Oscar O'Shea, Raymond Bailey, Joe Sawyer, Joseph Crehan
After World War I, former soldier Lloyd Hart resumes his law practice while ex‑saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging. Unemployed Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver, using his fleet to transport illegal liquor and hiring Lloyd as his attorney. George partners with Eddie, and their rackets thrive until love and rivalry threaten the operation.
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