The second film Howard Hawks (The Criminal Code) made at Columbia Pictures is among his greatest works. John Barrymore plays a theatre impresario down on his luck. Carole Lombard is his former protégé, now a major star. When the two meet by chance aboard the Twentieth Century locomotive, their love-hate relationship is reignited.
Now recognised as a classic, Twentieth Century is the film which established the template for the screwball comedy – and made Lombard a star.
Extras: INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
- 4K restoration
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film critic and writer Farran Smith Nehme (2021)
- Stars in Her Eyes (2021, 17 mins): academic Lucy Bolton discusses the film career of actor Carole Lombard
- Peter Bogdanovich Recommends ‘Twentieth Century’ (1989, 5 mins): appreciation by the acclaimed filmmaker
- Super 8 version: cut-down home cinema presentation
- The Campbell Playhouse: ‘Twentieth Century’ (1939, 57 mins): radio adaptation starring Orson Welles and Elissa Landi
- Austin Film Society trailer (2016)
- Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Region Code:
- Region B
- Duration:
- 91 minutes
- Extras:
- Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1:1.37, Mono, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Farran Smith Nehme (film historian), Documentaries: 'Stars in Her Eyes'; 'Peter Bogdanovich Recommends 'Twentieth Century'', Image Gallery, Super 8 version; The Campbell Playhouse: 'Twentieth Century' (1939): radio adaptation starring Orson Welles and Elissa Landi, Trailers