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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
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...
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- John Barrymore
- Howard Hawks
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
Film Details. Genre. Comedy. Adaptation. Classic Hollywood. Romance. Release Date. May 11, 1934. Premiere Information. New York opening: 3 May 1934. Production Company. Columbia Pictures Corp. Distribution Company. Columbia Pictures Corp. Country. United States. Screenplay Information.
- Howard Hawks, C. C. Coleman
- John Barrymore
Directed by. Howard Hawks. Writing Credits. Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. Produced by. Cinematography by. Joseph H. August. ... (as Joseph August) Editing by. Gene Havlick. Casting By. Harold Dodds. Dan Kelly. Costume Design by. Robert Kalloch. ... (gowns) (uncredited) Production Management. Samuel J. Briskin. ...
The Twentieth Century is a 2019 Canadian surrealist black comedy written and directed by Matthew Rankin in his full-length directorial debut. [1] . The film presents a fictionalized portrait of the rise to power of former Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King as played by Dan Beirne. [2] . It won three Canadian Screen Awards .
Feb 25, 2021 · Now recognised as a classic, Twentieth Century is the film which established the template for the screwball comedy – and made Lombard a star. Picture 8/10.