# The Roaring Twenties (1939)

> An ambitious cab driver turns Prohibition-era bootlegging into a criminal empire, only to see friendship, love, and rivalry pull it apart.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23616

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Raoul Walsh
- Cast: James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Gladys George, Jeffrey Lynn, Frank McHugh, Paul Kelly, Elisabeth Risdon
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031867/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: hard-edged, tense, fatalistic, classic cinema night, crime movie marathon

## Synopsis

In a world where the law is just a suggestion, ambition and betrayal intertwine.

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