Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

91 mins | Comedy, Romance | May 11, 1934

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

Twentieth Century

91 mins | Comedy, Romance | May 11, 1934

Twentieth Century
A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title Twentieth Century
Directors Charles C. Coleman, Howard Hawks
Writers Gene Fowler, Charles Bruce Millholland, Preston Sturges, Charles MacArthur, Ben Hecht

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

Etienne Girardot

as Matthew J. Clark

Dale Fuller

as Sadie

Edgar Kennedy

as Oscar McGonigle

Billie Seward

as Anita

Herman Bing

as Beard #1 (uncredited)

James Burke

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

as Flannigan (uncredited)

Clarence Geldart

as Colonel Merriweather in Play (uncredited)

A.R. Haysel

as Bob (uncredited)

Howard Hickman

as Dr. Johnson (uncredited)

Lee Kohlmar

as Beard #2 (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

as Mulligan (uncredited)

Mary Jo Mathews

as Emmy Lou in Play (uncredited)

George Offerman, Jr.

as Page Boy (uncredited)

Gigi Parrish

as Myrtle Schultz (uncredited)

Steve Pendleton

as Brother in Play (uncredited)

George Reed

as Uncle Remus in Play (uncredited)

Clifford Thompson

as Lockwood (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

as George Washington Jones (uncredited)

Lynton Brent

as Train Secretary (uncredited)

Anita Brown

as Black Stage Showgirl (uncredited)

James P. Burtis

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

as Cameraman (uncredited)

Nick Copeland

as Treasurer (uncredited)

Arnold Gray

as Stage Actor (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

as Reporter (uncredited)

Kid Herman

as Black Train Waiter (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey

as Train Detective (uncredited)

Frank Mills

as Marquee Man (uncredited)

King Mojave

as McGonigle's Assistant (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Charles O'Malley

as Reporter (uncredited)

Ky Robinson

as Train Detective (uncredited)

Harry Semels

as Poster Artist (uncredited)

Earl Smith

as Light-Skinned Black Waiter (uncredited)

Irene Thompson

as Stage Actress (uncredited)

Lillian West

as Charwoman (uncredited)

Buddy Williams

as Black Stage Actor (uncredited)