Twentieth Century

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

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John Barrymore

Oscar Jaffe

Carole Lombard

Lily Garland, formerly Mildred Plotka

Walter Connolly

Oliver Webb

Roscoe Karns

Owen O'Malley

Ralph Forbes

George Smith

Charles Lane

Max Jacobs

Etienne Girardot

Matthew J. Clark

Edgar Kennedy

Oscar McGonigle

Herman Bing

Beard #1 (uncredited)

James Burke

Sheriff (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Flannigan (uncredited)

Clarence Geldart

Colonel Merriweather in Play (uncredited)

A.R. Haysel

Bob (uncredited)

Howard Hickman

Dr. Johnson (uncredited)

Lee Kohlmar

Beard #2 (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

Mulligan (uncredited)

Mary Jo Mathews

Emmy Lou in Play (uncredited)

George Offerman, Jr.

Page Boy (uncredited)

Gigi Parrish

Myrtle Schultz (uncredited)

Steve Pendleton

Brother in Play (uncredited)

George H. Reed

Uncle Remus in Play (uncredited)

Clifford Thompson

Lockwood (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

George Washington Jones (uncredited)

Lynton Brent

Train Secretary (uncredited)

Anita Brown

Black Stage Showgirl (uncredited)

James P. Burtis

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Cameraman (uncredited)

Nick Copeland

Treasurer (uncredited)

Arnold Gray

Stage Actor (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Reporter (uncredited)

Kid Herman

Black Train Waiter (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey

Train Detective (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Marquee Man (uncredited)

King Mojave

McGonigle's Assistant (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Stagehand (uncredited)

Charles O'Malley

Reporter (uncredited)

Ky Robinson

Train Detective (uncredited)

Harry Semels

Poster Artist (uncredited)

Earl Smith

Light-Skinned Black Waiter (uncredited)

Irene Thompson

Stage Actress (uncredited)

Lillian West

Charwoman (uncredited)

Buddy Williams

Black Stage Actor (uncredited)

Camera

Marcel Grand

Assistant Camera

Irving Lippman

Still Photographer

Bud Fraker

Still Photographer

Jack Anderson

Assistant Camera

Joseph H. August

Director of Photography

Dave Ragin

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Robert Kalloch

Costume Design

Crew

Harry M. Woods

Additional Music

Louis Silvers

Additional Music

Howard Jackson

Additional Music

Fred Humes

Stand In

Directing

Howard Hawks

Director

Charles C. Coleman

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Harry Cohn

Executive Producer

Harold Dodds

Casting

Samuel J. Briskin

Production Supervisor

Dan Kelly

Casting

Howard Hawks

Producer

Sound

Louis Silvers

Music Director

Edward Bernds

Sound Engineer

Writing

Ben Hecht

Screenplay

Gene Fowler

Screenplay

Charles MacArthur

Screenplay

Camera

Marcel Grand

Assistant Camera

Irving Lippman

Still Photographer

Bud Fraker

Still Photographer

Jack Anderson

Assistant Camera

Joseph H. August

Director of Photography

Dave Ragin

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Robert Kalloch

Costume Design

Crew

Harry M. Woods

Additional Music

Louis Silvers

Additional Music

Howard Jackson

Additional Music

Fred Humes

Stand In

Directing

Howard Hawks

Director

Charles C. Coleman

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Harry Cohn

Executive Producer

Harold Dodds

Casting

Samuel J. Briskin

Production Supervisor

Dan Kelly

Casting

Howard Hawks

Producer

Sound

Louis Silvers

Music Director

Edward Bernds

Sound Engineer

Writing

Ben Hecht

Screenplay

Gene Fowler

Screenplay

Charles MacArthur

Screenplay