The Roaring Twenties (1939)

Poster of the film

The film is produced in 1939 but is set in the 1920's. The film is about a good man that has served the country and fought for the country during the World War I. When the soldier returned back to his country,  everything has changed he found himself with no job.After several rejections, found himself working as a Taxi driver, during one of his shifts he was offered to deliver a parcel. He didn't know what it contained and ended up arrested. At court he lied to save this woman, that the parcel was for, from being jailed. This woman paid his bail. He was offered a job in fraud. He started producing alcohol and delivering it since it was not permitted in the country. He was betrayed by one of his partners and was arrested. In the meantime he was in love with a woman that was in love with an other man. The film ends by the protagonist killing his partner to save the husband of his loved one. He was shot to dead.

The film was very interesting cause one sees the history of the 1920's. The film is a complete history from the story itself to the clothing, cars and lifestyle. All the rich people gathered in bars, drinking, smoking, watching performances and dancing. There's a drastic change in the protagonist character, In the beginning of the film he was a hero, fighting for his country. While he ended up in fraud and being jailed. But in the end of the film he changes again his character, he faces all his hurts and fight for the person that made his loved one happy. He died as a hero for his loved one.

Watching this film, it reminded me of a cartoon character of the Warner Brother 'Rocky'. The gangster that owns  a car from the 1920's ready to shoot someone and always smoking. This character resembles the character of Humphrey Bogart.

Humphrey Bogart

'Bugs and Thugs'

  For me this transformation is very interesting. Rocky kept his character, he portrays himself and a very courages and powerful man, but at the end he is always beaten by bunny. Same as the film Humphrey Bogart always showed that he is more  powerful than James Cagney but at the end he shot to dead by him. Humphrey was always very prompt to shoot someone and Rocky is always feeling powerful with the gun and always shooting.