John Barrymore
Oscar 'O.J.' Jaffe
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Twentieth Century is a 1934 American pre-Code screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Barrymore and Carole Lombard. Much of the film is set on the 20th Century Limited train as it travels from Chicago to New York City.
- Napoleon of Broadway, 1932 play, by Charles Bruce Millholland
- Columbia Pictures
- Howard Hawks
- May 11, 1934
Twentieth Century: Directed by Howard Hawks. With John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns. A flamboyant Broadway impresario who has fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover, now a Hollywood diva, to return and resurrect his failing career.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Howard Hawks
- 1934-05-11
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...
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- John Barrymore
- Howard Hawks
- Comedy
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Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A tempestuous theatrical director tries to win back the star he created and then drove away. Cast & Crew. Read More. Howard Hawks. Director. John Barrymore. [Oscar] Jaffe. Carole Lombard. Lily [Garland, formerly known as Mildred Plotka] Walter Connolly. [Oliver] Webb.
- Howard Hawks, C. C. Coleman
- John Barrymore
Summaries. A flamboyant Broadway impresario who has fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover, now a Hollywood diva, to return and resurrect his failing career. 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.
Nov 20, 2020 · Inspired by the aching vulnerabilities voiced by King in his own diaries, “The Twentieth Century” takes the form of a dizzying portal into the politician’s subconscious, casting real people from his life into roles that are either fictional or composites, just as King himself recast Hitler as Joan of Arc.
Twentieth Century is a 1934 American pre-Code screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Barrymore and Carole Lombard. Much of the film is set on the 20th Century Limited train as it travels from Chicago to New York City.
