Blast from the Past: Film screenings at the Maltz Museum with Ygal Kaufman
Sunday, April 7, 2024, 1:00 pm The Inspector General
In-person
$10 general, $5 for members.
Experience the legends of the silver screen with Ygal Kaufman, as he takes us through some of cinema’s greatest treasures—all starring, directed, written or scored by great Jewish artists. Plus, Ygal will add more dimension with historical background during a post film discussion.
Sunday, April 7, 2024, 1:00 pm
The Inspector General (1949) starring Danny Kaye. Directed by Henry Koster, produced by Jerry Wald and Sylvia Fine, and written by Harry Kurnitz and Philip Rapp.
Ygal Kaufman is a multimedia journalist with Ideastream Public Media. He is a recognized film exhibitioner who has curated film screening series and festival programming in Ohio, Oklahoma and Oregon. He’s also a passionate storyteller with a focus on history and American subcultures.
Past programs in this series:
Sunday, January 21, 2024, 1:00 pm
The Stranger (1946) starring Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, and Orson Welles. Directed by Orson Welles and produced by Sam Spiegel.
Sunday, February 11, 2024, 1:00 pm
Nothing Sacred (1937) starring Fredric March and Carole Lombard. Directed by the great William Wellman. Written by Ben Hecht, Budd Schulberg, George S. Kaufman and Dorothy Parker. Music by Oscar Levant, Alfred Newman, and Max Steiner. Produced by David O. Selznick.
This event was cancelled. Sunday, March 3, 2024, 1:00 pm
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) featuring the screen debut of Issur Danielovitch (aka Kirk Douglas). Produced by Hal Wallis, directed by Lewis Milestone, and written by Robert Rossen.
