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"Twentieth Century" quotes

Twentieth Century poster
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
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

120 video clips

Lily Garland, Aka Mildred PlotkaOscar JaffeOscar McgonigleOwen O'malleyGeorge SmithOliver WebbMax JacobsMathew J. ClarkTrain ConductorBeard #1Beard #2
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That' s the trouble with you Oscar with both of us - Twentieth Century 00:14 That' s the trouble with you Oscar with both of us I'm offering you a last chance to become immortal - Twentieth Century 00:09 I'm offering you a last chance to become immortal Go on Owen tell her I'm dying - Twentieth Century 00:07 Go on Owen tell her I'm dying Who told her that phone was tapped - Twentieth Century 00:11 Who told her that phone was tapped All those opera tenors acrobats that Italian bicycle rider I told you about - Twentieth Century 00:11 All those opera tenors acrobats that Italian bicycle rider I... She loves me I could tell that through her screaming - Twentieth Century 00:05 She loves me I could tell that through her screaming Anathema Child of Satan - Twentieth Century 00:06 Anathema Child of Satan Is Oscar Jaffe on this train You'd better tell me - Twentieth Century 00:09 Is Oscar Jaffe on this train You'd better tell me They are the only true actors we have left - Twentieth Century 00:07 They are the only true actors we have left Lying to me Every minute with every breath lying to me - Twentieth Century 00:10 Lying to me Every minute with every breath lying to me Those movies you were in a sacrilege throwing you away on things like that - Twentieth Century 00:13 Those movies you were in a sacrilege throwing you away on... What is it this time - Twentieth Century 00:07 What is it this time I never thought I should sink so low as to become an actor - Twentieth Century 00:06 I never thought I should sink so low as to become an actor No cooperation from anybody - Twentieth Century 00:08 No cooperation from anybody You squalling little amateur On your feet Get up - Twentieth Century 00:11 You squalling little amateur On your feet Get up It was one of the great romances of our time - Twentieth Century 00:20 It was one of the great romances of our time Sadie get me a bottle of gin I've only got an hour to live - Twentieth Century 00:07 Sadie get me a bottle of gin I've only got an hour to... Oliver did you hear that - Twentieth Century 00:09 Oliver did you hear that You amoeba - Twentieth Century 00:17 You amoeba There was absolutely no excuse for that show I told him so - Twentieth Century 00:13 There was absolutely no excuse for that show I told him so This demigod thinks he's in darkest Russia - Twentieth Century 00:04 This demigod thinks he's in darkest Russia I don't know whether you realize but I've had an influence with her - Twentieth Century 00:08 I don't know whether you realize but I've had an... I've often thought I'd like to devote myself to the theater - Twentieth Century 00:13 I've often thought I'd like to devote myself to... And you wanted my respect - Twentieth Century 00:19 And you wanted my respect That you put chalk marks on the stage so I'd know where to stand - Twentieth Century 00:05 That you put chalk marks on the stage so I'd know where... But I want you to realize one thing - Twentieth Century 00:17 But I want you to realize one thing There's a message I want to go with those gardenias - Twentieth Century 00:14 There's a message I want to go with those gardenias What What we need is a play - Twentieth Century 00:07 What What we need is a play Oscar you're complete - Twentieth Century 00:08 Oscar you're complete When I love a woman I'm an Oriental It never goes It never dies - Twentieth Century 00:25 When I love a woman I'm an Oriental It never goes It... Why Lily you're crying Sure - Twentieth Century 00:08 Why Lily you're crying Sure You got some more telegraph blanks I want to send another one - Twentieth Century 00:16 You got some more telegraph blanks I want to send another... Owen something tells me you're not educated enough for this sort of thing - Twentieth Century 00:12 Owen something tells me you're not educated enough for... What are you saying That' s not a contract It' s a coronation - Twentieth Century 00:14 What are you saying That' s not a contract It' s a... O J I'm in no mood for a lot of fuzzy lamentations - Twentieth Century 00:05 O J I'm in no mood for a lot of fuzzy lamentations It' s typical of my career that in the great crises of life - Twentieth Century 00:10 It' s typical of my career that in the great crises of... George you bore me - Twentieth Century 00:03 George you bore me When I love a woman I'm an Oriental It never goes It never dies - Twentieth Century 00:08 When I love a woman I'm an Oriental It never goes It... I did it in self defense He had the gun and pointed it at me - Twentieth Century 00:16 I did it in self defense He had the gun and pointed it at me He won't kill himself I d please too many people - Twentieth Century 00:05 He won't kill himself I d please too many people Why do they keep hammering at me Hammering and hammering - Twentieth Century 00:06 Why do they keep hammering at me Hammering and hammering I know the iron door Okay I've had enough - Twentieth Century 00:06 I know the iron door Okay I've had enough O J suppose just hypothetically of course that you Mr Bromo - Twentieth Century 00:09 O J suppose just hypothetically of course that you Mr Bromo Why do you bother me with details like that What do I hire you for - Twentieth Century 00:10 Why do you bother me with details like that What do I hire... I'm offering you a last chance to become immortal - Twentieth Century 00:25 I'm offering you a last chance to become immortal You go back and tell that fake Svengali I wouldn't wipe my feet on him - Twentieth Century 00:34 You go back and tell that fake Svengali I wouldn't wipe... What did she say Tell me everything - Twentieth Century 00:12 What did she say Tell me everything Well I think I showed him Right on top of the ladder and going up - Twentieth Century 00:06 Well I think I showed him Right on top of the ladder and... I wouldn't take that woman back if she and I were the last people in the world - Twentieth Century 00:10 I wouldn't take that woman back if she and I were the... From the grave of someone you loved yesterday - Twentieth Century 00:12 From the grave of someone you loved yesterday Who is that Who - Twentieth Century 00:19 Who is that Who That' s fine Where's Oliver You fired him - Twentieth Century 00:07 That' s fine Where's Oliver You fired him Get Oliver with that contract - Twentieth Century 00:08 Get Oliver with that contract The sorrows of life are the joys of art - Twentieth Century 00:05 The sorrows of life are the joys of art He made a million dollars off me if that' s what you mean - Twentieth Century 00:10 He made a million dollars off me if that' s what you... I've let that egomaniac jump up and down on my stomach for the last 16 years - Twentieth Century 00:08 I've let that egomaniac jump up and down on my stomach... Fame success empty words - Twentieth Century 00:10 Fame success empty words Give me that gun Where'd he get you - Twentieth Century 00:08 Give me that gun Where'd he get you Do you trust me child - Twentieth Century 00:12 Do you trust me child I'm not talking to him If I was I'd tell him something - Twentieth Century 00:11 I'm not talking to him If I was I'd tell him... That' s when I'm at my best with my back against the wall - Twentieth Century 00:19 That' s when I'm at my best with my back against... They got me down - Twentieth Century 00:12 They got me down Oscar you're complete - Twentieth Century 00:33 Oscar you're complete Do what you want Go anywhere you want - Twentieth Century 00:10 Do what you want Go anywhere you want When you're like this I don't want anybody but you - Twentieth Century 00:10 When you're like this I don't want anybody but you Give me a double bicarbonate of soda Tha s the fifth I've had today - Twentieth Century 00:06 Give me a double bicarbonate of soda Tha s the fifth... Yes it would have been fine if the audience had known what it was all about - Twentieth Century 00:06 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 00:08 If I'm a genius Oliver it' s because of my failure There's a law in this country about riding on trains - Twentieth Century 00:08 There's a law in this country about riding on trains What do you want scorpion - Twentieth Century 00:08 What do you want scorpion I don't want him you fool I want his dervishes the whirling ones - Twentieth Century 00:06 I don't want him you fool I want his dervishes the... If you want privacy why don't you travel in a balloon - Twentieth Century 00:05 If you want privacy why don't you travel in a balloon I despise temperament - Twentieth Century 00:04 I despise temperament The lies he told about me and my mom Called himself my Svengali - Twentieth Century 00:07 The lies he told about me and my mom Called himself my... This is fine isn't it Go on Rave on - Twentieth Century 00:07 This is fine isn't it Go on Rave on George you've got to believe in me Yes when you're dead - Twentieth Century 00:06 George you've got to believe in me Yes when you're... If that egomaniac were in his grave the way I feel now - Twentieth Century 00:12 If that egomaniac were in his grave the way I feel now I'll meet her halfway I'll make the supreme gesture - Twentieth Century 00:10 I'll meet her halfway I'll make the supreme... The reason I'm taking you back is on account of your wife - Twentieth Century 00:09 The reason I'm taking you back is on account of your... We are belonging to the Passion Play - Twentieth Century 00:30 We are belonging to the Passion Play While you were chatting over here my mind was active - Twentieth Century 00:06 While you were chatting over here my mind was active George let' s elope - Twentieth Century 00:06 George let' s elope We're before Waterloo with Sheridan 20 miles away - Twentieth Century 00:13 We're before Waterloo with Sheridan 20 miles away That' s all I want too - Twentieth Century 00:18 That' s all I want too Now listen O J there's one way out of this - Twentieth Century 00:06 Now listen O J there's one way out of this Did he tell you what the fight was about Well I - Twentieth Century 00:04 Did he tell you what the fight was about Well I It' s been my privilege several times sire - Twentieth Century 00:47 It' s been my privilege several times sire Now take it easy sire - Twentieth Century 00:22 Now take it easy sire I've taken all the bullying from you I'm going to - Twentieth Century 00:12 I've taken all the bullying from you I'm going to
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Cast

Oscar Jaffe - John Barrymore
Lily Garland formerly Mildred Plotka - Carole Lombard
Oliver Webb - Walter Connolly
Owen O'Malley - Roscoe Karns
George Smith - Ralph Forbes
All Cast