The Roaring Twenties (1939)
| Release Date | 23 October 1939 |
| Tagline | The land of the free gone wild! The heyday of the hotcha! The shock-crammed days G-men took ten whole years to lick! |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Crime Drama, Gangster Film |
| Mood | Tough Guys |
| Themes | Rise and Fall Stories, Faltering Friendships, Love Triangles |
| Tones | Forceful, Slick, Tense, Atmospheric, Visceral |
| Tags | Army Buddy, Bootlegger, Gangster, Girlfriend, Homecoming, Mob Boss, Rackets [corruption], Unemployment |
The Roaring Twenties is a 1939 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 was the last film that Cagney and Bogart made together.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Edward Keane
Henderson
Robert Elliott
First Detective
Eddy Chandler
Second Detective
Abner Biberman
Henchman
John Deering
Narrator
Brooks Benedict
Nightclub Extra
James Blaine
Club Doorman
Harry C. Bradley
Restaurant customer
Paul Bryar
Gangster
Nat Carr
Waiter
Glen Cavender
Nightclub Patron
Clay Clement
Bramfield, the broker
Ann Codee
Saleswoman
James Conaty
Nightclub Extra
Ray Cooke
Orderly
Charles Corrigan
Bit Part
Kernan Cripps
Cop
Alan Davis
Vermont Man in Speakeasy
Sayre Dearing
Nightclub Extra
Joe Devlin
Order-taker
Fred Graham
Henchman
Bert Hanlon
Piano player
Carl Harbaugh
Street Cleaner
Sam Harris
Man in Club
Eddie Hart
Store Doorman
Lew Harvey
Third Ex-Con
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
First Mate
Al Herman
Gorman Gin Taster
Herbert Heywood
Pop, Speakeasy Doorman
Al Hill
First Ex-Con
Harry Hollingsworth
Bit Part
George Humbert
Luigi, the proprietor
Lloyd Ingraham
Official in Montage
Jane Jones
Singing Trio Member
Mel Kalish
Singing Trio Member
Donald Kerr
Cabdriver
Don Thaddeus Kerr
Bobby Hart
Milton Kibbee
Cabdriver
Reid Kilpatrick
Announcer
Mike Lally
Gangster
Alfred Linder
Foreman
George Lloyd
Singing Trio Member
Arthur Loft
Proprietor of still
Charles Marsh
Timid Man
Philip Morris
Policeman
Wendell Niles
Announcer
Wedgwood Nowell
Nightclub Patron
Paul Phillips
Mike
Warren Rock
Gangster
Don Rowan
Gangster
Hector Sarno
Warehouse Boss
Cliff Saum
Train Conductor
Jeffrey Sayre
Order-taker
John St. Clair
Bit Part
Charles Sullivan
Freighter Crew Member
Elliott Sullivan
Eddie's Cellmate
Billy Wayne
Cabdriver at Grand Central
Ben Welden
Tavern Proprietor
Leo White
Nightclub Patron
Lottie Williams
Restaurant customer
Norman Willis
Bootlegger
Charles C. Wilson
Policeman
Director
Writer
Richard Macaulay
Producer
Samuel Bischoff
associate producer
Cinematographer
Editor
Jack Killifer
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Art Director
Max Parker
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Makeup Department
Perc Westmore
makeup artist
Production Manager
Jack L. Warner
in charge of production
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Maybery
assistant director
Sound Department
Everett A. Brown
sound
Special Effects
Edwin B. DuPar
special effects
Byron Haskin
special effects
Stunts
Fred Graham
stunts
Mike Lally
stunts
Harvey Parry
stunts
Charles Sullivan
stunts
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Milo Anderson
wardrobe
Editorial Department
Music Department
Ray Heindorf
composer: music cues, orchestral arrangements
Heinz Roemheld
composer: music cues
Other Crew
Hugh Cummings
dialogue director
Virginia Moore
script girl
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
CBS/Fox Home Video
Key Video
MGM Home Entertainment
Warner Home Video
Living Colour Entertainment
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Vídeo
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