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The Roaring Twenties

Where:

New York

When:

The 1920s

The land of the free gone wild! The heyday of the hotcha! The shock-crammed days G-men took ten whole years to lick! — After World War I, 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.

Released in 1939 — 104 minutes

Genres:

Crime Drama Thriller

Language:

English