Twentieth Century
1934·United States·91 min.
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Broadway director Oscar Jaffe (John Barrymore) is a bigger ham than most actors, but through sheer drive and talent he is able to build a successful career. When one of his discoveries, Lily Garland (Carole Lombard), rises to stardom and heeds the call of Hollywood, Oscar begins a career slide. He hits the skids and seems on his way out, until he chances to meet Lily again, on a train ride aboard the Twentieth Century Limited. Oscar pulls out all the stops to re-sign his former star, but it's a battle... because Lily, who is as temperamental as Oscar is, wants to have nothing to do with her former mentor.
DirectorHoward Hawks
CinematographyJoseph H. August
CastJohn Barrymore·Carole Lombard·Walter Connolly·Roscoe Karns·Ralph Forbes·Charles Lane·Etienne Girardot·Dale Fuller·Edgar Kennedy
Original titleTwentieth Century (20th Century)