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.
Eddie Bartlett
James Cagney
Jean Sherman
Priscilla Lane
George Hally
Humphrey Bogart
Panama Smith
Gladys George
Lloyd Hart
Jeffrey Lynn
Danny Green
Frank McHugh
Nick Brown
Paul Kelly
Mrs. Sherman
Elisabeth Risdon
Henderson
Edward Keane
The Sergeant
Joe Sawyer
Michaels
Joseph Crehan
Masters
George Meeker
Judge
John Hamilton
First Detective
Robert Elliott
Second Detective
Eddy Chandler
Henchman
Abner Biberman
Mrs. Gray
Vera Lewis
Narrator (voice)
John Deering
Cabbie (uncredited)
Eddie Acuff
Bootleg Customer (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Murray Alper
Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Robert Armstrong
2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)
Raymond Bailey
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Club Doorman (uncredited)
James Blaine
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Max Blum
Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Ship Captain (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Gangster (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Waiter (uncredited)
Nat Carr
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Bramfield (uncredited)
Clay Clement
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Ann Codee
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
James Conaty
Orderly (uncredited)
Ray Cooke
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Calvin Coolidge
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Corrigan
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Maurice Costello
Cop (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Alan Davis
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Order-Taker (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Bootlegger (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
Policeman (uncredited)
James Flavin
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Curt Furburg
Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Customer (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Pianist (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon
Street-Cleaner (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Soldier (uncredited)
John Harron
Store Doorman (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)
Lew Harvey
First Mate (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)
Al Herman
Pop (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
1st Ex-Con (uncredited)
Al Hill
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Customer (uncredited)
Harry Hollingsworth
Taxi Passenger (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Herbert Hoover
Luigi (uncredited)
George Humbert
Official in Montage (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Jane Jones
Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Mel Kalish
Bobby Hart (uncredited)
Don Thaddeus Kerr
Cabbie (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Cabbie (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Announcer (uncredited)
Reid Kilpatrick
Gangster (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Foreman (uncredited)
Alfred Linder
Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
George Lloyd
Still Proprietor (uncredited)
Arthur Loft
Timid Man (uncredited)
Charles Marsh
Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
King Mojave
Policeman (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Guard (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Benito Mussolini
Self - Announcer (uncredited)
Wendell Niles
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Field Norton
Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)
Jack Norton
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Jailer (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Customer (uncredited)
Oscar O'Shea
Policeman (uncredited)
David Oliver
Gangster (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Cabdriver (uncredited)
William Pawley
Bailiff (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Mike (uncredited)
Paul Phillips
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
John J. Richardson
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
John Ridgely
Charlie (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Gangster (uncredited)
Warren Rock
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gangster (uncredited)
Don Rowan
Warehouse Boss (uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
Order-Taker (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bruce Sidney
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John St. Clair
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
Himself - Narrator (uncredited)
Westbrook Van Voorhis
Gangster (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)
Ben Welden
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Leo White
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Lottie Williams
Bootlegger (uncredited)
Norman Willis
Policeman (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Lieutenant
Robert Dobson