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"The Star of Stars in the Hit of Hits!"

1934-05-11 Comedy 1hr 31m

A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.

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A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.

  • Released
    1934-05-11
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 31m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Romance
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, Deutsch
  • imdb-logo
    7.3
  • Production
    Columbia Pictures

Crew

Howard Hawks
Director
Ben Hecht
Screenplay
Howard Hawks
Producer
Keywords:
stage theater play disguise rehearsal pre-code protégé ham hysterics

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Cast

John Barrymore

John Barrymore
Oscar Jaffe
Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard
Lily Garland, formerly Mildred Plotka
Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly
Oliver Webb
Roscoe Karns

Roscoe Karns
Owen O'Malley
Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes
George Smith
Charles Lane

Charles Lane
Max Jacobs
Etienne Girardot

Etienne Girardot
Matthew J. Clark
Dale Fuller

Dale Fuller
Sadie
Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy
Oscar McGonigle
Billie Seward

Billie Seward
Anita
Herman Bing

Herman Bing
Beard #1 (uncredited)
James Burke

James Burke
Sheriff (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty
Flannigan (uncredited)
Clarence Geldart

Clarence Geldart
Colonel Merriweather in Play (uncredited)
A.R. Haysel

A.R. Haysel
Bob (uncredited)
Howard Hickman

Howard Hickman
Dr. Johnson (uncredited)
Lee Kohlmar

Lee Kohlmar
Beard #2 (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe

Frank Marlowe
Mulligan (uncredited)
Mary Jo Mathews

Mary Jo Mathews
Emmy Lou in Play (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.

George Offerman, Jr.
Page Boy (uncredited)
Gigi Parrish

Gigi Parrish
Myrtle Schultz (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton

Steve Pendleton
Brother in Play (uncredited)
George H. Reed

George H. Reed
Uncle Remus in Play (uncredited)
Clifford Thompson

Clifford Thompson
Lockwood (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
George Washington Jones (uncredited)
Lynton Brent

Lynton Brent
Train Secretary (uncredited)
Anita Brown

Anita Brown
Black Stage Showgirl (uncredited)
James P. Burtis

James P. Burtis
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler

Eddy Chandler
Cameraman (uncredited)
Nick Copeland

Nick Copeland
Treasurer (uncredited)
Arnold Gray

Arnold Gray
Stage Actor (uncredited)
Sherry Hall

Sherry Hall
Reporter (uncredited)
Kid Herman

Kid Herman
Black Train Waiter (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey
Train Detective (uncredited)
Frank Mills

Frank Mills
Marquee Man (uncredited)
King Mojave

King Mojave
McGonigle's Assistant (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor
Stagehand (uncredited)
Charles O'Malley

Charles O'Malley
Reporter (uncredited)
Ky Robinson

Ky Robinson
Train Detective (uncredited)
Harry Semels

Harry Semels
Poster Artist (uncredited)
Earl Smith

Earl Smith
Light-Skinned Black Waiter (uncredited)
Irene Thompson

Irene Thompson
Stage Actress (uncredited)
Lillian West

Lillian West
Charwoman (uncredited)
Buddy Williams

Buddy Williams
Black Stage Actor (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Twentieth Century
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A Review by barrymost 8

Written by barrymost on 2019-09-05

You'd best hold on tight and don't let go because you're in for quite the ride on board the Twentieth Century. It's screwball comedy taken ... read more

You'd best hold on tight and don't let go because you're in for quite the ride on board the Twentieth Century. It's screwball comedy taken to the absolute max, and it barely lets up for a minute. It's one ridiculously memorable (or memorably ridiculous) scene after another, with just a couple highlights being Carole Lombard getting stabbed in the behind with a pincushion, and John Barrymore faking a fatal bullet wound in order to get her to sign another contract. John Barrymore is unbelievably and hopelessly hammy, and I mean that in a very good way. The film itself is so completely over the top, you will either love it wholeheartedly, or hate it with a passion. I do hope it's the former.

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-08-21

I'm not quite sure what the title had to do with anything, but this is still an enjoyable opportunity for John Barrymore and Carole Lombard ... read more

I'm not quite sure what the title had to do with anything, but this is still an enjoyable opportunity for John Barrymore and Carole Lombard to have some theatrical games of cat and mouse with a bit of help from the long suffering Walter Connolly's "Oliver" and the permanently sozzled "Owen" (Roscoe Karns). Barrymore is the acclaimed impresario "Jaffe" who discovers the improbably named "Mlldred Plotka", re-christens her "Lily Garland" and - despite herself - decides to make her a star. Turns out he's not a bad judge of character, but as her star ascends the relationship between them sours. She takes up an offer to move to Hollywood and that leaves him in the lurch. A few flops later and he's desperate to get her back. Might a chance meeting on a train manage to reconcile them or are things just too far gone for that now? The writing really does allow Barrymore and Lombard to play to their strengths here providing loads of thespian dramatics and ham as the plot motors along for an hour and an half. There's a diverting little sub-plot featuring a poster boy with a difference (Etienne Girardot) before a clever little denouement that just has to raise a smile. It's a classy comedy this with more than a little of the stage play to it's dynamic as Howard Hawks sits back and let's his stars entertain us.

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A Review by barrymost

You'd best hold on tight and don't let go because you're in for quite the ride on board the Twentieth Century. It's screwball comedy taken to the absolute max, and it barely lets up for a minute. It's one ridiculously memorable (or memora...

reviewer avatar

A Review by barrymost 8

Written by barrymost on 2019-09-05

You'd best hold on tight and don't let go because you're in for quite the ride on board the Twentieth Century. It's screwball comedy taken to the absolute max, and it barely lets up for a minute. It...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-08-21

I'm not quite sure what the title had to do with anything, but this is still an enjoyable opportunity for John Barrymore and Carole Lombard to have some theatrical games of cat and mouse with a bit of...

read more