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Twentieth Century

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Original title

Twentieth Century (20th Century)

Year

1934

Running time

91 min.

Country

United States

Director

Howard Hawks

Screenwriter

Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur. Play: Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur

Cast

Music

Howard Jackson, Louis Silvers, Harry M. Woods

Cinematography

Joseph H. August (B&W)

Producer

Columbia Pictures

Genre

Romance. Comedy | Screwball comedy. Romantic Comedy. Stage Play

Synopsis

Broadway director Oscar Jaffe (John Barrymore) is a bigger ham than most actors, but through sheer drive and talent he is able to build a successful career. When one of his discoveries, Lily Garland (Carole Lombard), rises to stardom and heeds the call of Hollywood, Oscar begins a career slide. He hits the skids and seems on his way out, until he chances to meet Lily again, on a train ride aboard the Twentieth Century Limited. Oscar pulls out all the stops to re-sign his former star, but it's a battle... because Lily, who is as temperamental as Oscar is, wants to have nothing to do with her former mentor.

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Twentieth Century

1934

Howard Hawks

6.7

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