Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1934 · 1h 31m

Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century poster
Director
Howard Hawks
Cast
John Barrymore as Oscar Jaffe Carole Lombard as Lily Garland, formerly Mildred Plotka Walter Connolly as Oliver Webb Roscoe Karns as Owen O'Malley Ralph Forbes as George Smith Charles Lane as Max Jacobs
Crew
Joseph H. August — Director of Photography Gene Havlick — Editor Ben Hecht — Screenplay Gene Fowler — Screenplay Charles MacArthur — Screenplay Preston Sturges — Writer
Tagline

The Star of Stars in the Hit of Hits!

Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
stagetheater playdisguiserehearsalpre-codeprotégéhamhysterics
Key Collaborators
Howard Hawks Director Joseph H. August Director of Photography Gene Havlick Editor Ben Hecht Screenplay Gene Fowler Screenplay Charles MacArthur Screenplay Preston Sturges Writer Howard Hawks Producer Robert Kalloch Costume Design
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