Broadway director Oscar Jaffe (John Barrymore) is a bigger ham than most actors, but through sheer drive and talent he is able to build a successful career. When one of his discoveries, Lily Garland (Carole Lombard), rises to stardom and heeds the call of Hollywood, Oscar begins a career slide. He hits the skids and seems on his way out, until he chances to meet Lily again, on a train ride aboard the Twentieth Century Limited. Oscar pulls out all the stops to re-sign his form... (Full plot summary below)
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Broadway director Oscar Jaffe (John Barrymore) is a bigger ham than most actors, but through sheer drive and talent he is able to build a successful career. When one of his discoveries, Lily Garland (Carole Lombard), rises to stardom and heeds the call of Hollywood, Oscar begins a career slide. He hits the skids and seems on his way out, until he chances to meet Lily again, on a train ride aboard the Twentieth Century Limited. Oscar pulls out all the stops to re-sign his former star, but it's a battle - because Lily, who is as temperamental as Oscar is, wants nothing to do with her former mentor.
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| Austin ChronicleRaoul HernandezIt was the first of Hawks' three immortal screwball goldmines, |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonHawks was gifted above all at this kind of fast-paced farce, and somehow made it work without the aid of padding or rest periods. |
| New York TimesMordaunt HallThere is many a witty remark in this harum-scarum adventure. |
| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganClassic screwball romance between overbearing Broadway producer and his gorgeous but empty headed protege |
| Decent Films GuideSteven D. GreydanusOften credited as the first screwball comedy… an acerbic satire of show-business ego and superficiality. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullFunny, but it gets too repetitious in the last act and slowly crumbles into the relatively obscure minor work it has become today. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThe movie is a veritable concerto for their remarkable talents, put across by Hawks with maximal energy and voltage. |
| Classic Film and TelevisionMichael E. GrostA weird look at an actress with a love-hate relation with her outrageous, dominating director. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...far from the classic it's often made out to be. |
| User ReviewJustin SSO GOOD. John Barrymore is like an extra-insane Gene Wilder, with some of the best quotes ever, including: "Anathema! Chimes of Satan!" |
