The Roaring Twenties (1939)

Name: The Roaring Twenties
Released: 1939

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.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

What to watch after The Roaring Twenties

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) — Same subject: gangster
High Sierra (1941) — Same feel: dramatic, serious
The Public Enemy (1931) — Same subject: gangster
White Heat (1949) — Raoul Walsh directed both
The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Big Sleep (1946) — Humphrey Bogart appears in both