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			{{Infobox Film
			\| name = The Roaring Twenties
			\| image = The-Roaring-Twenties-Posters.jpg
			\| image_size = 215px
			\| caption = theatrical poster
			\| director = ]
			\| producer = ]
			\| writer = ] ''(story)''<br>]<br>Richard Macaulay<br>]
			\| starring = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]
			\| music = ]<br>]<br>''(both uncredited)''
			\| cinematography = ]
			\| editing = Jack Killifer
			\| distributor = ]
			\| released = October 23, {{fy\|1939}}
			\| runtime = 104 minutes
			\| country = {{FilmUS}}
			\| language = {{English}}
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			\| gross =
			\| imdb_id = 0031867
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			'''''The Roaring Twenties''''' is a {{fy\|1939}} ] starring ], ], ] and ]. The movie was directed by ], and written by ], Richard Macaulay and ] based on the story "The World Moves On" by ].

			''The Roaring Twenties'' would be the last film that Cagney and Bogart were to make together.

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			== Plot ==
			After the ] 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. ] plays a night club hostess clearly based on ].

			==Cast==
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			*] as Eddie Bartlett
			*] as Jean Sherman
			*] as George Hally
			*] as Panama Smith
			*] as Lloyd Hart
			*] as Danny Green
			*] as Harold Masters
			*] as Nick Brown
			*] as Mrs. Sherman
			*Ed Keane as Henderson
			*] as The sergeant
			*] as Michaels
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			], ] and ]]]
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			==Quotes==
			* ''"He used to be a big shot."'' - Gladys George as Panama Smith.

			==External links==
			* {{imdb title\|0031867}}
			* {{tcmdb title\|88457}}
			* {{amg title\|1:41622}}
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For the time period, see Roaring Twenties and 1920s.

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The Roaring Twenties
theatrical poster
Directed by	Raoul Walsh
Written by	Mark Hellinger (story) Jerry Wald Richard Macaulay Robert Rossen
Produced by	Hal B. Wallis
Starring	James Cagney Priscilla Lane Humphrey Bogart Gladys George
Cinematography	Ernest Haller
Edited by	Jack Killifer
Music by	Ray Heindorf Heinz Roemheld (both uncredited)
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	October 23, Template:Fy
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Template:FilmUS
Language	Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{langx\|en}} or {{in lang\|en}} instead.

The Roaring Twenties is a Template:Fy crime thriller starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart and Gladys George. The movie was directed by Raoul Walsh, and written by Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay and Robert Rossen based on the story "The World Moves On" by Mark Hellinger.

The Roaring Twenties would be the last film that Cagney and Bogart were to make together.

Plot

After the World War I armistice, Lloyd Hart (Jeffrey Lynn) goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally (Humphrey Bogart) turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett (James Cagney) 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. Gladys George plays a night club hostess clearly based on Texas Guinan.

Cast

James Cagney as Eddie Bartlett
Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman
Humphrey Bogart as George Hally
Gladys George as Panama Smith
Jeffrey Lynn as Lloyd Hart
Frank McHugh as Danny Green
George Meeker as Harold Masters
Paul Kelly as Nick Brown
Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs. Sherman
Ed Keane as Henderson
Joe Sawyer as The sergeant
Joseph Crehan as Michaels

Quotes

"He used to be a big shot." - Gladys George as Panama Smith.

External links

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v t e Films by Robert Rossen
As director	Johnny O'Clock (1947) Body and Soul (1947) All the King's Men (1949) The Brave Bulls (1951) Mambo (1954) Alexander the Great (1956) Island in the Sun (1957) They Came to Cordura (1959) The Hustler (1961) Lilith (1964)
Screenplays	Marked Woman (1937) They Won't Forget (1937) Racket Busters (1938) Dust Be My Destiny (1939) The Roaring Twenties (1939) A Child Is Born (1939) The Sea Wolf (1941) Out of the Fog (1941) Blues in the Night (1941) Edge of Darkness (1943) A Walk in the Sun (1945) The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) Desert Fury (1947)
As producer	The Undercover Man (1949)

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