Movie: "Twentieth Century"
| Release Date: | May 1934 |
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| Genres: | Comedy / Romance |
| Runtime: | 91 min. |
| Cast: | John Barrymore (Oscar Jaffe), Carole Lombard (Lily Garland) Walter Connolly (Oliver Webb) Roscoe Karns (Owen O'Malley) Ralph Forbes (George Smith) Charles Lane (Max Jacobs (as Charles Levison)) Etienne Girardot (Mathew J. Clark) Dale Fuller (Sadie) Edgar Kennedy (Oscar McGonigle) Billie Seward (Anita) Herman Bing (Beard #1 (uncredited)) Lynton Brent (Train secretary (uncredited)) Anita Brown (Black stage showgirl (uncredited)) James Burke (Sheriff (uncredited)) James P. Burtis (Train conductor (uncredited)) Eddy Chandler (Cameraman (uncredited)) Nick Copeland (Treasurer (uncredited)) Pat Flaherty (Flannigan (uncredited)) Clarence Geldart (Col. Merriweather in play (uncredited)) Arnold Gray (Stage actor (uncredited)) Sherry Hall (Reporter (uncredited)) A.R. Haysel (Bob (uncredited)) Kid Herman (Black waiter on train (uncredited)) Howard C. Hickman (Dr. Johnson (uncredited)) Fred Kelsey (Train detective (uncredited)) Lee Kohlmar (Beard #2 (uncredited)) Frank Marlowe (Mulligan (uncredited)) Mary Jo Mathews (Emmy Lou in play (uncredited)) King Mojave (McGonigle's assistant (uncredited)) George Offerman Jr. (Page boy (uncredited)) Charles O'Malley (Reporter (uncredited)) Gigi Parrish (Myrtle Schultz (uncredited)) Steve Pendleton (Brother in play (uncredited)) George Reed (Uncle Remus in play (uncredited)) Ky Robinson (Train detective (uncredited)) Harry Semels (Poster artist (uncredited)) Clifford Thompson (Lockwood (uncredited)) Irene Thompson (Stage actress (uncredited)) Fred 'Snowflake' Toones (Train porter (uncredited)) Lillian West (Charwoman (uncredited)) Buddy Williams (Black stage actor (uncredited)) |
Storyline: In young Lily Garland, Broadway impresario producer Oscar Jaffe sees the next big star, a view not shared by others. However, Jaffe does end up coaxing out of the naive young woman a great Broadway actress. Jaffe mentors her to one Broadway success after another, to a point where Garland is as big a Broadway name as he is, with the same difficult temperament to boot. She ultimately sees their professional and personal relationship as being Svengali-like, to which she rebels and runs off to movie stardom in Hollywood. Without Garland, Jaffe's career declines. By happenstance however, both Jaffe and Garland end up on the same Twentieth Century train back to New York. Jaffe takes this opportunity to try and lure his protégée back under his wing on Broadway, but Garland has other thoughts on her mind, basically anything but Jaffe. However, Jaffe figures a good part and a few acting chops of his own might be able to persuade Garland that she should return to her life with Jaffe. A lunatic let loose on board the Twentieth Century adds a few complications to the proceedings.
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