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.
The Roaring Twenties has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Roaring Twenties was released in 1939 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 129 reviews, giving The Roaring Twenties (1939) an average rating of 81%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 76%.
With a score of 81%, The Roaring Twenties is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1939, which stands at 61%.
Other movies from 1939 with similar scores include films like Stagecoach and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
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