The Roaring Twenties
1939 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 16,474 VOTES · DIR. Raoul Walsh
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,566 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:53 Today, while the earth shakes beneath the heels of marching troops...
00:06:19 I ain't working for him. I ain't working for you.
00:10:54 Eddie!
00:14:13 I don't need any gun, you...
00:18:15 - I'll get you some more. - No, thanks. This is quite enough, really.
00:21:50 Hey, what are you trying to do? Get us both tossed in the cooler?
00:25:12 So long.
00:28:38 I never got over it.
00:33:07 In this booze business, you can't hire any geraniums.
00:38:01 - I'm liable to wake him up. - Who, him?
00:41:33 All right, Ziegfeld, let's see the prize package.
00:46:14 Hello, Eddie. How about a drink?
00:51:16 You ought to know how you feel about me, whether you like me or not.
00:55:55 - It's real stuff, Danny? - Maybe not...
01:04:19 She's your kind of kid.
01:08:17 What do you want?
01:13:00 Yes, but there were innocent people there.
01:17:29 - Brown's. - Not me. You're the big shot around here.
01:22:08 Do I have to draw you a diagram?
01:27:03 What's the hitch?
01:31:13 Oh, there's... I'm not looking for any favors from nobody.
01:36:16 - Why are you here? - I've been looking for you all day.
01:41:03 All right, I'll go for it. How much?
100:00:00 musical comedy can afford to pay me.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,566
Dialogue density15.1 lines / min
First line00:01:53
Final line100:00:00
Production Record
DirectorRaoul Walsh
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes16,474