---
title: 'Twentieth Century (1934)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Howard Hawks'
released: '1934-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/twentieth-century-1934'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025919/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Twentieth Century (1934)

1934 · 91 min · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Twentieth Century is a 1934 American pre-Code screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, Walter Connolly, and Roscoe Karns. Much of the film is set on the 20th Century Limited train as it travels from Chicago to New York City. Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur adapted their 1932 Broadway play of the same name—itself based on the unproduced play Napoleon of Broadway by Charles Bruce Millholland—with uncredited contributions from Gene Fowler and Preston Sturges.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Howard Hawks](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-hawks)
- **Producer:** [Howard Hawks](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-hawks)
- **Screenplay:** [Ben Hecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hecht), [Preston Sturges](https://cinepixo.com/people/preston-sturges), [Charles MacArthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-macarthur), [Gene Fowler](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-fowler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Howard Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-jackson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph H. August](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-h-august), [Joseph Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-walker)
- **Editor:** [Gene Havlick](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-havlick)

## Cast

- [Gigi Parrish](https://cinepixo.com/people/gigi-parrish)
- [Howard Hickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-hickman)
- [Ralph Forbes](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-forbes)
- [Fred Kelsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-kelsey)
- [Frank O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-o-connor)
- [Frank Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-mills)
- [James Burke](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-burke)
- [Roscoe Karns](https://cinepixo.com/people/roscoe-karns)
- [Edgar Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-kennedy)
- [Charles Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lane)
- [Etienne Girardot](https://cinepixo.com/people/etienne-girardot)
- [Eddy Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddy-chandler)
- [Pat Flaherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-flaherty-2)
- [Frank Marlowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-marlowe)
- [Walter Connolly](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-connolly)

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