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Twentieth Century (1934)

  • Athenaeum Music & Arts Library 1008 Wall Street La Jolla, CA, 92037 (map)
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Thursday, August 19, 2021

DOORS & WINE OPEN AT 7:30 PM.

THE FILM BEGINS AT 8:00 PM.

Must be 21+


Romance, hilarity, thrills, surprises in the hit of the year with Barrymore at his best and Lombard at her loveliest! (Print Ad-Buffalo Evening News, ((Buffalo, NY)) 24 May 1934)

A satire of the theater world in which a down-on-his-luck Broadway impresario tries to land a popular actress, a former flame whom he turned into a star years before, to take the lead in his comeback play that he hopes will put him back on top. The Ben Hecht-Charles MacArthur script is adapted from their Broadway play of the same name. 

 

Director: Howard Hawks 

Runtime: 94 minutes 

Cast: John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, Roscoe Karns, Walter Connolly, Ralph Forbes 

Memorable Quote:
Oscar Jaffe:
“She loves me. I could tell it through that screaming.”

Interesting Trivia:
When asked by John Barrymore why he should play the role of Oscar, Howard Hawks replied, “It's the story of the biggest ham on earth and you're the biggest ham I know.” Barrymore accepted at once.



INDIVIDUAL FILMS:
$15 MEMBER / $20 NONMEMBER

SERIES OF 3 FILMS:
$39 MEMBER / $54 NONMEMBER



Trailer:

Earlier Event: August 18
Children's Storytime
Later Event: August 21
New Member Tour