Leonard Maltin Presents
Once in a Lifetime (Presented by Leonard Maltin)
Leonard Maltin presents Rare Treats from the Vaults of Universal Pictures! Esteemed critic, film historian, and author Leonard Maltin will join us in person, schedule permitting, to discuss!
From Leonard: George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s hilarious sendup of Hollywood during the talkie revolution was a Broadway smash. Jack Oakie, Aline MacMahon, Gregory Ratoff, and ZaSu Pitts are among the stars of this faithful film adaptation, which opens with a message from Universal founder Carl Laemmle, who congratulates himself for having a sense of humor about this wicked Movieland satire.
- Director
- Russell Mack
- Writer
- Adaptation by Seton I. Miller based on the play by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
- Starring
- Jack Oakie, Sidney Foxx, Aline MacMahon
- Year
- 1932
- Country
- USA
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 91 minutes
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Leonard Maltin presents Rare Treats from the Vaults of Universal Pictures! Esteemed critic, film historian, and author Leonard Maltin will join us in person, schedule permitting, to discuss!
From Leonard: The sixth of seven politically incorrect ethnic comedies (all inspired by the long-running Broadway play Abie’s Irish Rose) this brings the battling frenemies to Tinseltown, where they meet such Universal stars as Boris Karloff, Lew Ayres, and Tom Mix!
- Director
- John Francis Dillon
- Writer
- Howard J. Green
- Starring
- George Sidney, Charles Murray, June Clyde, Norman Foster, Esther Howard, Emma Dunn
- Year
- 1932
- Country
- USA
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 75 minutes