Scram! (1932) / Blondie (1938)

10899 Wilshire Boulevard,Los Angeles CA 90024

21 May, 2022

Description

UCLA Film & Television Archive presents free screenings at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum. Please review our COVID-19 protocols and admission policies. ---------- Scram!U.S., 1932 While perhaps not as well-known as some of Laurel and Hardy's more famous films, Scram! does offer its own particular brew of pre-Code delights and amusing mishaps. Shot shortly before the duo went on an extended holiday to the British Isles and France, Scram! is a somewhat subtler entry in their oeuvre. The Archive is pleased to present another Laurel and Hardy restoration produced from its long-term initiative to preserve and promote the legacy of this legendary team. 35mm, b&w, 21 min. Producer: Hal Roach. Director: Raymond McCarey. Screenwriter: H. M. Walker. With: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Richard Cramer. Restoration funding provided by Turner Classic Movies, Jeff Joseph/SabuCat, The Packard Humanities Institute and Laurel & Hardy Preservation Fund. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive from the nitrate original picture negative, a nitrate lavender master and the nitrate original track negative. Laboratory services by YCM Laboratories, Audio Mechanics, DJ Audio, Inc., Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Richard W. Bann, Jeff Joseph, RHI Entertainment LLC. BlondieU.S., 1939 Dagwood (Arthur Lake) loses his job on the eve of his and Blondie’s fifth wedding anniversary. While waiting to meet a prospective client, Dagwood and another hotel guest try to unsuccessfully repair a vacuum cleaner. Due to his absence, Blondie is convinced he is having an affair and demands a divorce. 35mm, b&w, 71 min. Production/Distribution: Columbia Pictures Corporation. Producer: Robert Sparks. Director: Frank R. Strayer. Based on the comic strip "Blondie” created by Chic Young. Screenwriter: Richard Flourney. Cinematographer: Henry Freulich. With: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Gene Lockhart, Jonathan Hale. Restoration funding provided by The Packard Humanities Institute. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive from a 35mm nitrate original picture negative, 35mm nitrate fine grain and 35mm nitrate print. Laboratory services by The PHI Stoa Film Lab, Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound.