Twentieth Century

Name: Twentieth Century
Genre: Comedy
Released: TODO_MISSING
Rating: 86

1934, Comedy, 1h 31m

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Movie Info

When down-on-his-luck Broadway impresario Oscar Jaffe (John Barrymore) meets his discovery and former flame, Lily Garland (Carole Lombard), on the glamorous 20th Century Limited train between Chicago and New York, he uses every scheme at his disposal to win the movie star back both professionally and romantically. However, Lily, along with her new beau, George (Ralph Forbes), and Jaffe's rival producer, Max Jacobs (Charles Levison), who hired Lily to star in his latest play, have other plans.

Genre:

Comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Howard Hawks
Producer:

Howard Hawks
Writer:

Charles Bruce Millholland, Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Gene Fowler
Release Date (Theaters):

May 11, 1934 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 22, 2005
Runtime:

1h 31m
Distributor:

Columbia Home Video, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Columbia Pictures
Sound Mix:

Mono

Cast & Crew

John Barrymore
Oscar 'O.J.' Jaffe

Carole Lombard
Lily Garland, aka Mildred Plotka

Walter Connolly
Oliver Webb

Roscoe Karns
Owen O'Malley

Etienne Girardot
Mathew J. Clark

Ralph Forbes
George Smith

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Critic Reviews for Twentieth Century

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Audience Reviews for Twentieth Century

Jul 02, 2021

Barrymore and Lombard make for a delightfully insane duo and using the director/actor relationship in this fashion is a great idea.

Alec B Super Reviewer
Sep 03, 2010

A pretty funny comedy, but very predictable.

Aj V Super Reviewer
Jun 14, 2009

great early screwball comedy with a hilarious performance by john barrymore as a hammy broadway producer and carole lombard as his adorable diva. hawks soon perfected his rapid-fire style with bringing up baby and his girl friday

Stella D Super Reviewer
Jul 14, 2007

John Barrymore and Carole Lombard ham it up as thespians who are each other's best audience ... and maybe the only audience the other cares for. The one liners zing like hail in a storm.

Kevin M. W Super Reviewer