Twentieth Century
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Twentieth Century is a 1934 screwball comedy film, co-written by Charles MacArthur, that helped define the genre with its fast-paced dialogue and theatrical satire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Twentieth Century canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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screwball comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Twentieth Century (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor |
Ben Hecht
NERFINISHED
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Charles MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Carole Lombard
NERFINISHED
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Charles Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ John Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Forbes NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscoe Karns NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Carole Lombard as Lily Garland
NERFINISHED
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John Barrymore as Oscar Jaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Joseph H. August NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Howard Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Gene Havlick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic comedy
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screwball comedy ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | Passed (Production Code era classification) ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later screwball comedies ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
farce
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rapid-fire dialogue ⓘ |
| includedIn | screwball comedy canon ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lily Garland
NERFINISHED
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Oscar Jaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | sound film ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | train from Chicago to New York City ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fast-paced dialogue
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helping define the screwball comedy genre ⓘ theatrical satire ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Howard Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1934-05-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ben Hecht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | a luxury train named the Twentieth Century Limited ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
romantic relationships
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show business ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| title | Twentieth Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.