Movies and TvShows featuring "roaring-20s" theme.
In the year 1924, a group of influential people gather on a yacht for a weekend getaway. As the weekend progresses, secrets are revealed and tensions rise. When a murder occurs, everyone becomes a suspect, and a scandalous investigation ensues. The film explores themes of love, betrayal, and unrequited love in the glamorous backdrop of the interwar period.
In this pre-code film, a bankrupt hotel becomes a setting for a real estate scam orchestrated by schemers and bootleggers. As despair and desperation unfold, determination and anguish collide in a hilarious musical farce filled with song and comedic chaos.
The Blot is a silent film about the lives of a reverend, professor, and librarian in a small town. The story revolves around their struggles with poverty, pride, and romantic rivalries. It explores themes of love, class differences, and the hardships of the time.
Three women who were childhood friends end up on different paths in life. One becomes a successful socialite, one becomes a drug addict, and one becomes involved with a gangster. Their lives intersect again with dangerous consequences.
The life and career of torch singer Helen Morgan is portrayed in this biographical drama. From her early days as a struggling singer in speakeasies to her rise to fame on Broadway, Helen faces numerous challenges including romantic rivalries, unrequited love, and her battle with alcoholism. This emotional journey takes place against the backdrop of the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and the rise of the stock market crash.
Free and Easy is a pre-code film that takes place in the 1920s and follows the chaotic events of a fictional movie premiere. With slapstick comedy, singing, and dancing, the film explores the farcical situations that arise as the characters navigate a film set, a theater, and a train.
After losing everything, a young man rebuilds his life and finds love in 1920s Shanghai -- all while rising to power in an organized crime syndicate.
In this pre-code film set in the 1920s, a gang leader infiltrates the police force to seek revenge on his rival. Along the way, he must navigate the treachery and deception of New York City's underworld.
Russell and Lynn are a pair of college students in the 1920s. They get mixed up with kind-hearted bootlegger Donlevy who helps them get their boy friends back.
The Wild Party is a pre-code film set in the roaring 20s during the prohibition era. A college professor finds himself entangled in the wild party scene of a group of party girls. The film explores themes of trauma, false accusation, and self-sacrifice.
Gangsters, nightclubs and the Roaring '20s.
In 1923, two young ladies depart, unescorted, for a tour of Europe. Their great naïvité and efforts to seem grown-up lead them into many comic misadventures.
Ann Vickers follows the life of a woman who navigates through love affairs, redemption, and the challenges of being a prison chaplain. She faces adversity and discovers her true purpose in life, ultimately making a difference through her work as a sociologist and prison reform advocate.
Margie, a small-town girl in the 1920s, navigates through love, ambition, and high school life. She competes in a singing competition, deals with teen angst, and reminisces about her high school friends. Her relationships with her father, teacher, and football coach shape her journey towards graduation and finding her place in the world.
Brown of Harvard is a pre-code drama film set in the 1920s at Harvard University. It revolves around the intense rivalry between Harvard and Yale, fueled by jealousy, arrogance, and brashness. The film explores themes of competition, reprisal, retribution, vindication, and redemption. Through the journey of its protagonist, the movie portrays the transformation of a college student from a haughty and arrogant athlete to a mature individual. It also captures the spirit of the roaring 20s and the prohibition era. Brown of Harvard is based on a novel and features newspaper reporters and their stories, adding an element of drama and intrigue. The film also explores themes of gay interest and includes a college fraternity setting.
Lights of New York is a pre-code crime drama film set in 1920s New York City. It tells the story of a former chorus girl who becomes involved with a gangster and gets caught up in a murder investigation. As she tries to navigate the dangerous world of speakeasies and gangsters, she must also confront her past and decide where her loyalties lie. With twists and turns at every corner, this film explores the dark underbelly of the city during the roaring 20s.
Glorifying the American Girl is a pre-Code musical comedy-drama film that follows the journey of a young woman as she achieves fame and success in show business. The film showcases the glamour and challenges of the industry, exploring themes of ambition, love, and rivalry. With its lively dance numbers, catchy songs, and entertaining performances, Glorifying the American Girl is a captivating portrayal of the American dream.
A young songwriter struggles to make good in New York.
A press sheet printed in Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World in 1928 put forth the suggestion that “people in the need of a good hearty laugh should take this opportunity of getting it” by seeing a newly released comedy by Warner Bros., suggestively entitled Beware of Married Men. Since director Archie Mayo (The Petrified Forest) helmed this feature during the dying days of the silent era, the studio sought to enhance its commercial viability by embellishing the shot-silent picture with a synchronized music and effects soundtrack using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. Ultimately, these efforts went for naught, as the picture failed at the box office and quickly disappeared from theaters.