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Twentieth Century

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6.8/10 • 104

1934-05-111h 31m

ComedyRomance

The Star of Stars in the Hit of Hits!

A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.

Directors
Howard Hawks
Writters
Preston Sturges
Editors
Gene Havlick

Top Billed Cast

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  1. John Barrymore

    John Barrymore

    Oscar Jaffe

  2. Carole Lombard

    Carole Lombard

    Lily Garland, formerly Mildred Plotka

  3. Walter Connolly

    Walter Connolly

    Oliver Webb

  4. Roscoe Karns

    Roscoe Karns

    Owen O'Malley

  5. Ralph Forbes

    Ralph Forbes

    George Smith

  6. Charles Lane

    Charles Lane

    Max Jacobs

  7. Etienne Girardot

    Etienne Girardot

    Matthew J. Clark

  8. Dale Fuller

    Dale Fuller

    Sadie

  9. Edgar Kennedy

    Edgar Kennedy

    Oscar McGonigle

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barrymost

Sep 5, 2019

8/10

You'd best hold on tight and don't let go because you're in for quite the ride on board the Twentieth Century. It's screwball comedy taken to the absolute max, and it barely lets up for a minute. It's one ridiculously memorable (or memorably ridiculous) scene after another, with just a couple highlights being Carole Lombard getting stabbed in the behind with a pincushion, and John Barrymore faking a fatal bullet wound in order to get her to sign another contract. John Barrymore is unbelievably and hopelessly hammy, and I mean that in a very good way. The film itself is so completely over the top, you will either love it wholeheartedly, or hate it with a passion. I do hope it's the former.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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