Twentieth Century
May 11 1934
•2h 31m
•Comedy, Romance
A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.
Cast
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John Barrymore
Oscar Jaffe
Carole Lombard
Lily Garland, formerly Mildred Plotka
Walter Connolly
Oliver Webb
Roscoe Karns
Owen O'Malley
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