Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century(1934)

NR
05/11/1934 (US)Comedy, Romance1h 31m
6.8

"The Star of Stars in the Hit of Hits!"

Overview

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

Ben Hecht

Screenplay

Howard Hawks

Director

Gene Fowler

Screenplay

Charles MacArthur

Screenplay

Preston Sturges

Writer

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A review by barrymost
8.0

Written on September 5, 2019

You'd best hold on tight and don't let go because you're in for quite the ride on board the Twentieth Century. It's screwball comedy taken to the absolute max, and it barely lets up for a minute. It's one ridiculously memorable (or memorably ridiculous) scene after another, with just a couple highlights being Carole Lombard getting stabbed in the behind with a pincushion, and John Barrymore faking a fatal bullet wound in order to get her to sign another contract. John Barrymore is unbelievably and hopelessly hammy, and I mean that in a very good way. The film itself is so completely over the top, you will either love it wholeheartedly, or hate it with a passion. I do hope it's the former.