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Writers:
Charles Bruce Millholland (play)
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Release Date:
11 May 1934 (USA) more
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Plot:
A flamboyant Broadway impresario who has fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover, now a Hollywood diva, to return and resurrect his failing career. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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John Barrymore ... Oscar Jaffe

Carole Lombard ... Lily Garland
Walter Connolly ... Oliver Webb
Roscoe Karns ... Owen O'Malley
Ralph Forbes ... George Smith

Charles Lane ... Max Jacobs (as Charles Levison)
Etienne Girardot ... Mathew J. Clark
Dale Fuller ... Sadie
Edgar Kennedy ... Oscar McGonigle
Billie Seward ... Anita
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
20th Century (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
91 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #4312-R, 11 May 1938 for re-release)

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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. more
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Plot holes: When Jaffe takes over direction, he addresses Lily by her new name and she responds, even though she hasn't heard it before. This gap was caused by the deletion of a brief scene in which O'Malley informs her that Jaffe has changed her name. more
Quotes:
George Smith: And you wanted my respect!
Lily Garland, aka Mildred Plotka: Who cares about your respect? I'm too big to be respected. The men I've known have understood that.
George Smith: Men you've known? Jaffe, you mean.
Lily Garland, aka Mildred Plotka: Yes, Jaffe. He'll tell you what I am: A first-class passenger entitled to privileges.
George Smith: Oh, an artist!
Lily Garland, aka Mildred Plotka: You're darned tooting I am!
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Movie Connections:
References Rain (1932) more
Soundtrack:
Happy Days Are Here Again more

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13 out of 14 people found the following review useful.
A runaway zany trainload, 12 September 1998
Author: Matthew Ignoffo (mermatt@webtv.net) from Eatontown, NJ, USA

John Barrymore leads a great cast in this zany comedy of life in the theater. His performance alone is worth seeing as he proves what a gift he had for comedy. The rest of the cast is wonderful too. And if you disagree, I'll close the iron door on ya!

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