''Man of the Century'' is a 1999 American

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directed by Adam Abraham and written by Abraham and Gibson Frazier. The film stars Frazier,

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. It is a farce about the attitudes, values, and slang displayed in the

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of the 1920s (and, to some extent, the early 1930s). ''Man of the Century'' was filmed in black and white. Its working title was "Johnny Twennies".

Characters

The main characters include: * Johnny Twennies – (Gibson Frazier) A lovable, good-looking, fast-talking newspaper reporter whose manner is similar to that of a 1920s

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) A sweet girl who has an innocent school-girl crush on Johnny. * Samantha Winter - (

) Johnny's modern girlfriend.

References

External links

* * 1999 films American comedy films 1999 comedy films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub