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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
A classic Hollywood comedy film about a tempestuous director who tries to win back the star he created and then drove away. Starring John Barrymore, Carole Lombard and Walter Connolly, based on a play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur.
- Howard Hawks, C. C. Coleman
- John Barrymore
Twentieth Century (1934) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Mar 7, 2014 · Twentieth Century is famous for making Carole Lombard a huge star and rightfully so. Lily goes from the shy ingenue to the rampaging madwoman at the drop of a hat, and it’s apparent that her relationship with Jaffe transferred many of his worse tendencies to her.
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