The Roaring Twenties (1939)
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Reviews Counted: 8 Fresh: 8 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Synopsis:
It's the original drug war and bullets are flying in this classic gangster film. Cagney plays the role of a tough bootlegger who encounters two old army buddies years after the war in which they fought together. A fine screen adaptation of a story by Mark Hellinger.... [More]
It's the original drug war and bullets are flying in this classic gangster film. Cagney plays the role of a tough bootlegger who encounters two old army buddies years after the war in which they fought together. A fine screen adaptation of a story by Mark Hellinger. [Less]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Jeffrey Lynn, Priscilla Lane, Frank McHugh
Director: Raoul Walsh
Producer: Samuel Bischoff
Director: Anatole Litvak
Story: Mark Hellinger
Composer: Heinz Roemheld, Ray Heindorf
Producer: Samuel Bischoff
Director: Anatole Litvak
Story: Mark Hellinger
Composer: Heinz Roemheld, Ray Heindorf
DVD Info
Release:
Jan 25, 2005
DVD Features:
- Region (unknonw)
- Keep Case
- Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
- Mono 1.0 English
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One of the last great gangster films of the 1930s. Cagney brings a touch of poignancy to the hood who time has passed by, and Gladys George is splendid as Panama.
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06/02/06 10:35 AM
The Roaring Twenties (1939) is action director Raoul Walsh's first gangster film. This newsreel-like, semi-documentary film,
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