A flamboyant Broadway impresario who's fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover who has become a Hollywood diva to return and resurrect his failing career..


Is it worth your time? If you like people who talk at 100 miles per hour and treat every minor inconvenience like a Greek tragedy, you'll love this. If you need your movies to be calm or "meaningful," stay away. This is pure, unadulterated chaos. John Barrymore is doing way too much, and somehow, it’s exactly the righ...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Howard Hawks

Maurice Campbell
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"Is it worth your time? If you like people who talk at 100 miles per hour and treat every minor inconvenience like a Greek tragedy, you'll love this. If you need your movies to be calm or "meaningful," stay away. This is pure, unadulterated chaos. John Barrymore is doing way too much, and somehow, it’s exactly the right amount. He’s like a balloon that’s constantly about to pop, and he drags Carole Lombard right into the mess with him. The Train Vibe Most of this movie takes place on the 20th C..."
Gene Fowler, Ben Hecht, Preston Sturges, Charles Bruce Millholland, Charles MacArthur
United States

