Twentieth Century
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Time Out says
Hecht and MacArthur never wrote a better film script (or play) than this madcap tale of a theatrical producer chasing after his absconding star. Barrymore was an actor (and a drinker) after their own hearts, particularly since his grandiloquent gestures and delivery were then edging towards self-parody - exactly what the part of Oscar Jaffe, Broadway producer extraordinary, demands. And Lombard's mercurial beauty, Lily Garland, is a perfect match. Thanks to Hawks, the film not only takes place on an express train, it moves like one too.Author: GB
Release details
UK release:
1934
Duration:
91 mins
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Cast:
Ralph Forbes, Etienne Girardot, Roscoe Karns, Walter Connolly, Carole Lombard, John Barrymore, Edgar Kennedy
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