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Films set in the Roaring Twenties
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The list Films set in the Roaring Twenties includes
Some Like It Hot, The Great Gatsby, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Roaring Twenties and The Princess and the Frog.
The list consists of 18 members
and 1 sublist.
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Some Like It Hot
1959 comedy film directed by Billy Wilder
Overview: Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American black-and-white romantic comedy film directed and produced by Billy Wilder, starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. The supporting cast includes George ...
Release date: 29 March 1959Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Music, Romance, ThrillerDirector: Billy WilderProducer: I.A.L. Diamond, Doane HarrisonWriter: Billy Wilder, I.A.L. DiamondAfter two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
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The Great Gatsby
2013 film directed by Baz Luhrmann
Overview: The Great Gatsby is a 2013 historical romantic drama film based on the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film was co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann and stars Leonardo DiCaprio ...
Release date: 10 May 2013Genre: Drama, RomanceDirector: Baz LuhrmannProducer: Bruce Berman, Lucy FisherWriter: Baz Luhrmann, Craig PearceA Midwestern war veteran finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor. 0
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Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967 film by George Roy Hill
Overview: Thoroughly Modern Millie is a 1967 American musical-romantic comedy film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Julie Andrews. The screenplay, by Richard Morris, follows a naïve young woman who finds ...
Release date: 21 March 1967Genre: Comedy, MusicalDirector: George Roy HillProducer: Ross HunterWriter: Richard MorrisIn New York City during the Roaring Twenties, would-be flapper Millie Dillmount's self-appointed mission to marry her boss is complicated by white slavers ... 0
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The Roaring Twenties
1939 film
Overview: The Roaring Twenties is a 1939 crime thriller starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, and Gladys George. The epic movie, spanning the periods between 1919 and 1933, was directed by Raoul ...
Release date: 23 October 1939Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Film-NoirDirector: Raoul WalshProducer: Samuel Bischoff, Mark HellingerWriter: Jerry Wald, Richard MacaulayThree men attempt to make a living in Prohibitionist America after returning home from fighting together in World War I. 0
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The Princess and the Frog
2009 American animated musical fantasy film by Disney
Overview: The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 49th Disney animated feature film, the film ...
Release date: 25 November 2009Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, RomanceDirector: Ron Clements, John MuskerProducer: Peter Del Vecho, Aghi D. KohWriter: Ron Clements, John MuskerA waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face ... 0
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The Great Gatsby
1974 film directed by Jack Clayton
Overview: The Great Gatsby is a 1974 American romantic drama film based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name. It was directed by Jack Clayton and produced by David Merrick from a screenplay by Francis ...
Release date: 27 March 1974Genre: Drama, RomanceDirector: Jack ClaytonProducer: David Merrick, Hank MoonjeanWriter: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Francis Ford CoppolaA Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love. 0
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Mobsters
1991 film by Michael Karbelnikoff
Overview: Mobsters is a 1991 American crime film directed by Michael Karbelnikoff. It details the creation of The Commission. Set in New York City, taking place from 1917 to 1931, it is a semi-fictitious account ...
Release date: 26 July 1991Genre: Crime, DramaDirector: Michael KarbelnikoffCast: Christian Slater, Rodney Eastman, Costas Mandylor, Richard Grieco, Jeremy Schoenberg, Miles PerlichProducer: C.O. Erickson, Stephen J. RothWriter: Michael Mahern, Nicholas KazanFrom start to finish, it's a story of friendship between four street-wise males who don't mind using violence to achieve the lives that they want. They ... 0
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Chicago
2002 musical film directed by Rob Marshall adapted from the satirical stage musical of the same name
Overview: Chicago is a 2002 American musical black comedy crime film based on the 1975 stage musical of the same name. It explores the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age ...
Release date: 10 December 2002Genre: Crime, Drama, Musical, ComedyDirector: Rob MarshallCast: Taye Diggs, Cliff Saunders, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, Dominic West, Jayne EastwoodProducer: Jennifer Berman, Don CarmodyWriter: Bill Condon, Bob FosseTwo death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention. 0
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2018 film by David Yates
Overview: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is a 2018 fantasy film directed by David Yates and written by J. K. Rowling. A joint American and British production, it is the sequel to Fantastic Beasts and ...
Release date: 16 November 2018Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, FamilyDirector: David YatesProducer: John Bernard, Neil BlairWriter: J.K. RowlingThe second installment of the "Fantastic Beasts" series featuring the adventures of Magizoologist Newt Scamander. 0
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016 film by David Yates
Overview: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2016 fantasy film directed by David Yates. A joint British and American production, it is a spin-off of and prequel to the Harry Potter film series. It was ...
Release date: 18 November 2016Genre: Adventure, Family, FantasyDirector: David YatesProducer: Neil Blair, David HeymanWriter: J.K. RowlingThe adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school ... 0
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Tea for Two
1950 film by David Butler
Overview: Tea for Two is a 1950 American musical film directed by David Butler. The screenplay by Harry Clork and William Jacobs was inspired by the 1925 stage musical No, No, Nanette, although the plot was changed ...
Release date: 1 September 1950Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance, DramaDirector: David ButlerProducer: William JacobsWriter: Harry Clork, Frank MandelA socialite with aspirations of a career in show business bets her wealthy uncle $25,000 that she can say "no" to everything for two days straight ... 0
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Good News
1947 film by Charles Walters
Overview: Good News is a 1947 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film based on the 1927 stage production of the same name. It starred June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Mel Tormé, and Joan McCracken. The screenplay by Betty ...Release date: 4 December 1947Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance, SportDirector: Charles WaltersProducer: Roger Edens, Arthur FreedWriter: Lew Brown, Laurence SchwabAt fictitious Tait University in the Roaring 20's, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane (June Allyson)... 0
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Bullets Over Broadway
1994 film by Woody Allen
Overview: Bullets over Broadway is a 1994 American black comedy crime film directed by Woody Allen, written by Allen and Douglas McGrath and starring an ensemble cast including John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Chazz ...
Genre: Comedy, CrimeDirector: Woody AllenProducer: Letty Aronson, J.E. BeaucaireWriter: Woody Allen, Douglas McGrathIn New York in 1928, a struggling playwright is forced to cast a mobster's talentless girlfriend in his latest drama in order to get it produced. 0
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The Boy Friend
1971 film by Ken Russell
Overview: The Boy Friend is a 1971 British-American musical comedy film directed by Ken Russell and starring Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Tommy Tune, and Max Adrian with an uncredited appearance by Glenda Jackson ...
Release date: 16 December 1971Genre: Comedy, Musical, RomanceDirector: Ken RussellProducer: Harry Benn, Ken RussellWriter: Sandy Wilson, Ken RussellWhen the leading lady of a low-budget musical revue sprains her ankle, the assistant stage manager is forced to understudy and perform in her place, b ... 0
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Tender Is the Night
1962 film directed by Henry King
Overview: Tender Is the Night is a 1962 American film directed by Henry King and starring Jennifer Jones and Jason Robards, Jr.. King's last film, it is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald ...
Release date: 19 January 1962Genre: DramaDirector: Henry KingProducer: Peter Levathes, Henry T. WeinsteinWriter: Ivan Moffat, F. Scott FitzgeraldA Psychiatrist and his life with a patient he helped to recover. 0
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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
2022 film by David Yates
Overview: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is a 2022 fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by J. K. Rowling and Steve Kloves. It is the sequel to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grin ...
Release date: 15 April 2022Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, FamilyDirector: David YatesCast: Jude Law, Cara Mahoney, Mads Mikkelsen, Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Poppy Corby-TuechProducer: Josh Berger, Neil BlairWriter: J.K. Rowling, Steve KlovesProfessor Albus Dumbledore must assist Newt Scamander and his partners as Grindelwald begins to lead an army to eliminate all Muggles. 0
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The Moderns
1988 film by Alan Rudolph
Overview: The Moderns is a 1988 film by Alan Rudolph, which takes place in 1926 Paris during the period of the Lost Generation and at the height of modernist literature. The film stars Keith Carradine, Linda Fi ...Release date: 15 April 1988Genre: Drama, HistoryDirector: Alan RudolphCast: Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, Wallace Shawn, Geneviève Bujold, Geraldine Chaplin, Kevin J. O'ConnorProducer: Stuart M. Besser, David BlockerWriter: Alan Rudolph, John BradshawNick Hart is a struggling American artist who lives amongst the expatriate community in 1920s Paris... 0
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The Jazz Age
1929 film
Overview: The Jazz Age (1929) is a film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Marceline Day, and Joel McCrea in his first leading role. The film, directed by Lynn Shores and written by Randolph Bartlett, was released ...Release date: 6 January 1929Genre: DramaDirector: Lynn ShoresCast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Marceline Day, Henry B. Walthall, Myrtle Stedman, Gertrude Messinger, Joel McCreaWriter: Randolph Bartlett, Paul Gangelin 0
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