The Ford Theatre Hour The Twentieth Century (Season 2, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

The Ford Theatre Hour

The Twentieth Century (Season 2, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

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

Director

Marc Daniels

Writers

Ben Hecht (play) | Norman Lessing (adaptation) | Charles MacArthur (play) | Charles Bruce Millholland (play)

Producer

Garth Montgomery

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Updated Oct 7, 1949

Release date

Oct 7, 1949 (United States)

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Nelson Case Self - Announcer Self - Announcer See fewer	The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
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