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Twentieth Century

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Twentieth Century
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NR,1hr 31min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
January 1, 1934
Director:
Howard Hawks
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, Walter Connolly  ...more
Synopsis: Flamboyant, egomaniacal theatrical impresario Oscar Jaffe (John Barrymore) transforms chorus girl Mildred Plotka (Carole Lombard) into leading lady Lily Garland, the toast of Broadway. Once she's ascended to stardom, Mildred/Lily cannot abide Jaffe's obsessive control of her life and career. When he hires a private detective (Edgar Kennedy) to keep tabs on her, it's the last straw. Lily whisks herself off to Hollywood, where she quickly becomes a top movie star. Months pass: without his "creation" ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from their Broadway play, Howard Hawks's Twentieth Century (1934) paired John Barrymore and Carole Lombard in a prickly romance that helped usher in the heyday of 1930s screwball comedy. Poking fun at his master thespian image, Barrymore's hammy Broadway impresario Oscar alternately threatens to shut "the Iron Door" on his associates or kill himself to get ... Full Review
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John Barrymore
Oscar Jaffe
Carole Lombard
Mildred Plotka/Lily Garland
Walter Connolly
Oliver Webb
Roscoe Karns
Owen O'Malley
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