Twentieth Century
“The Star of Stars in the Hit of Hits!”
A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.
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Cast
44 people
John Barrymore
Oscar Jaffe
Known for
Grand Hotel
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Carole Lombard
Lily Garland, formerly Mildred Plotka
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Walter Connolly
Oliver Webb
Known for
It Happened One Night
Nothing Sacred
Roscoe Karns
Owen O'Malley
Known for
It Happened One Night
His Girl Friday
Ralph Forbes
George Smith
Known for
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Charles Lane
Max Jacobs
Known for
The Aristocats
Sybil
Etienne Girardot
Matthew J. Clark
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Whole Town's Talking
Dale Fuller
Sadie
Known for
Greed
Foolish Wives
Edgar Kennedy
Oscar McGonigle
Known for
Duck Soup
Cruel, Cruel Love
Billie Seward
Anita
Also in
One Crowded Night
Branded a Coward
Herman Bing
Beard #1 (uncredited)
Known for
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
The Merry Widow
James Burke
Sheriff (uncredited)
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
At the Circus
Howard Hawks Director · Ben Hecht Screenplay Charles MacArthur Screenplay
United States release May 11, 1934 · Produced in United States · Languages English, German
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · May 3, 1934
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · May 11, 1934
Theatrical
Italy
January 24, 1935 · Theatrical
Japan
November 1, 1934 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 15, 1934 · Theatrical
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