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Twentieth Century

A flamboyant Broadway impresario who has fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover, now a Hollywood diva, to return and resurrect his failing career.

Director

Howard Hawks

Year

Genre

comedy, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

N/A

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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Oscar Jaffe

Lily Garland formerly Mildred Plotka

Oliver Webb

Walter Connolly

Owen O'Malley

George Smith

Max Jacobs

Matthew J. Clark

Etienne Girardot

Sadie

Oscar McGonigle

Anita

Beard #1

Train Secretary

Black Stage Showgirl

Sheriff

Train Conductor

James P. Burtis

Cameraman

Treasurer

Flannigan

Colonel Merriweather in Play

Clarence Geldert

Stage Actor

Reporter

Bob

Black Train Waiter

Dr. Johnson

Train Detective

Beard #2

Mulligan

Emmy Lou in Play

Mary Jo Mathews

Marquee Man

McGonigle's Assistant

Stagehand

Reporter

Charles O'Malley

Page Boy

George Offerman Jr.

Myrtle Schultz

Brother in Play

Steve Pendleton

Uncle Remus in Play

Train Detective

Poster Artist

Lockwood

Clifford Thompson

Stage Actress

George Washington Jones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Charwoman

Black Stage Actor

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Lily Garland, Aka Mildred Plotka Oscar Jaffe Oscar Mcgonigle Owen O'malley George Smith Oliver Webb Max Jacobs Mathew J. Clark Train Conductor Beard #1 Beard #2

That' s all I want too - Twentieth Century

That' s all I want too

Arretez au coin, s'il vous plait. - Twentieth Century

Arretez au coin, s'il vous plait.

It was one of the great romances of our time - Twentieth Century

It was one of the great romances of our time

That you put chalk marks on the stage so I'd know where to stand - Twentieth Century

That you put chalk marks on the stage so I'd know where...

Have you any money?
A little. Not enough to live on. - Twentieth Century

Have you any money? A little. Not enough to live on.

Then, I must tell you. - Twentieth Century

Then, I must tell you.

Now listen O J there's one way out of this - Twentieth Century

Now listen O J there's one way out of this

Did he tell you what the fight was about Well I - Twentieth Century

Did he tell you what the fight was about Well I

Give me that gun Where'd he get you - Twentieth Century

Give me that gun Where'd he get you

- Have you anything in mind?
- Well, you see... - Twentieth Century

- Have you anything in mind? - Well, you see...

It' s been my privilege several times sire - Twentieth Century

It' s been my privilege several times sire

Why do you bother me with details like that What do I hire you for - Twentieth Century

Why do you bother me with details like that What do I hire...

I know the iron door Okay I've had enough - Twentieth Century

I know the iron door Okay I've had enough

Do what you want Go anywhere you want - Twentieth Century

Do what you want Go anywhere you want

Now take it easy sire - Twentieth Century

Now take it easy sire

When you're like this I don't want anybody but you - Twentieth Century

When you're like this I don't want anybody but you

- I say, she's marvellous, isn't she?
- No. She's anaemic. - Twentieth Century

- I say, she's marvellous, isn't she? - No. She�...

No cooperation from anybody - Twentieth Century

No cooperation from anybody

Like that, unt that, like so! - Twentieth Century

Like that, unt that, like so!

You squalling little amateur On your feet Get up - Twentieth Century

You squalling little amateur On your feet Get up

I've taken all the bullying from you I'm going to - Twentieth Century

I've taken all the bullying from you I'm going to

I wanted to be an actress but I won't crawl on my stomach for any man - Twentieth Century

I wanted to be an actress but I won't crawl on my...

She's marvelous just as I thought - Twentieth Century

She's marvelous just as I thought

Do you trust me child - Twentieth Century

Do you trust me child

May ' see you again? - Twentieth Century

May ' see you again?

I'll say good night here. - Twentieth Century

I'll say good night here.

That' s very generous of you but the diamond was there - Twentieth Century

That' s very generous of you but the diamond was there

The sorrows of life are the joys of art - Twentieth Century

The sorrows of life are the joys of art

I love that music. - Twentieth Century

I love that music.

I've never danced with anyone
who danced like you. - Twentieth Century

I've never danced with anyone who danced like you.

- You don't have much to do with
your time. - I should be studying. - Twentieth Century

- You don't have much to do with your time. - I should ...

- You're sure they're for Saturday?
- Certainly. - Twentieth Century

- You're sure they're for Saturday? - Certainly.

Sadie get me a bottle of gin I've only got an hour to live - Twentieth Century

Sadie get me a bottle of gin I've only got an hour to...

Violets! Sweet violets! - Twentieth Century

Violets! Sweet violets!

He made a million dollars off me if that' s what you mean - Twentieth Century

He made a million dollars off me if that' s what you...

You keep looking for him
the way I look for you. - Twentieth Century

You keep looking for him the way I look for you.

Oh, drink? - Twentieth Century

I'll tell you what you are A fake Go on jump Kill yourself - Twentieth Century

I'll tell you what you are A fake Go on jump Kill...

Sorry, old boy. - Twentieth Century

Sorry, old boy.

- Off your nut! - What practice can you
expect with a wife like that? - Twentieth Century

- Off your nut! - What practice can you expect with a wife l...

Who told her that phone was tapped - Twentieth Century

Who told her that phone was tapped

All the latest films
of the day...! - Twentieth Century

All the latest films of the day...!

Oliver did you hear that - Twentieth Century

Oliver did you hear that

Have you seen her since? - Twentieth Century

Have you seen her since?

Norah, you don't read such junk,
do you? - Twentieth Century

Norah, you don't read such junk, do you?

Anathema Child of Satan - Twentieth Century

Anathema Child of Satan

I saw you! I wasn't very quick! - Twentieth Century

I saw you! I wasn't very quick!

You amoeba - Twentieth Century

Chicago What a town - Twentieth Century

Chicago What a town

There's a lady to see you, sir. - Twentieth Century

There's a lady to see you, sir.

There was absolutely no excuse for that show I told him so - Twentieth Century

There was absolutely no excuse for that show I told him so

What do you want? - Twentieth Century

What do you want?

Where did you leave Jaffe - Twentieth Century

Where did you leave Jaffe

What's the matter? - Twentieth Century

What's the matter?

Give me a double bicarbonate of soda Tha s the fifth I've had today - Twentieth Century

Give me a double bicarbonate of soda Tha s the fifth...

Do you know how much he paid for long distance calls to Hollywood last year - Twentieth Century

Do you know how much he paid for long distance calls to...

This demigod thinks he's in darkest Russia - Twentieth Century

This demigod thinks he's in darkest Russia

I'm taking the 20th Century I hope I ain't late - Twentieth Century

I'm taking the 20th Century I hope I ain't late

Why didn't you tell me? - Twentieth Century

Why didn't you tell me?

I never thought I should sink so low as to become an actor - Twentieth Century

I never thought I should sink so low as to become an actor

If you want privacy why don't you travel in a balloon - Twentieth Century

If you want privacy why don't you travel in a balloon

Yes it would have been fine if the audience had known what it was all about - Twentieth Century

Yes it would have been fine if the audience had known what...

If I'm a genius Oliver it' s because of my failure - Twentieth Century

If I'm a genius Oliver it' s because of my failure

" Philip?
_Yes? - Twentieth Century

" Philip? _Yes?

You're not angry. - Twentieth Century

You're not angry.

- Then you'll stay and have a dinner?
- Yes, if you want me to. - Twentieth Century

- Then you'll stay and have a dinner? - Yes, if you wan...

You Judas - Twentieth Century

Redskin me want firewater Plenty wampum Quick - Twentieth Century

Redskin me want firewater Plenty wampum Quick

I've let that egomaniac jump up and down on my stomach for the last 16 years - Twentieth Century

I've let that egomaniac jump up and down on my stomach...

Funny looking little thing,
isn't it? I can't believe it's mine. - Twentieth Century

Funny looking little thing, isn't it? I can't beli...

So glad it's over, darling. - Twentieth Century

So glad it's over, darling.

I despise temperament - Twentieth Century

I despise temperament

Hello, hello, hello. - Twentieth Century

Hello, hello, hello.

This is fine isn't it Go on Rave on - Twentieth Century

This is fine isn't it Go on Rave on

Fame success empty words - Twentieth Century

Fame success empty words

Really, I'm too hungry to know.
I think I like you lots. - Twentieth Century

Really, I'm too hungry to know. I think I like you lots...

Let' s tell His Highness they've pitched their wigwam next door - Twentieth Century

Let' s tell His Highness they've pitched their...

I'm not talking to him If I was I'd tell him something - Twentieth Century

I'm not talking to him If I was I'd tell him...

I don't know whether you realize but I've had an influence with her - Twentieth Century

I don't know whether you realize but I've had an...

I said, "What's that? Your missus?
I thought it was your sister!" - Twentieth Century

I said, "What's that? Your missus? I thought it wa...

George you've got to believe in me Yes when you're dead - Twentieth Century

George you've got to believe in me Yes when you're...

Oh, allez-up! - Twentieth Century

Is Oscar Jaffe on this train You'd better tell me - Twentieth Century

Is Oscar Jaffe on this train You'd better tell me

Good night, Philip. - Twentieth Century

Good night, Philip.

Just a moment. - Twentieth Century

Well I think I showed him Right on top of the ladder and going up - Twentieth Century

Well I think I showed him Right on top of the ladder and...

The lies he told about me and my mom Called himself my Svengali - Twentieth Century

The lies he told about me and my mom Called himself my...

- Do you like it, Philip?
- Very much. - Twentieth Century

- Do you like it, Philip? - Very much.

If that egomaniac were in his grave the way I feel now - Twentieth Century

If that egomaniac were in his grave the way I feel now

You go back and tell that fake Svengali I wouldn't wipe my feet on him - Twentieth Century

You go back and tell that fake Svengali I wouldn't wipe...

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A flamboyant Broadway impresario who has fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover, now a Hollywood diva, to return and resurrect his failing career.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Howard Hawks

Writer: Charles Bruce Millholland, Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy, romance

Year: 1934

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 11 May 1934

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

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