Once in a Lifetime (play)

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Once in a Lifetime is a satirical stage comedy by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that lampoons Hollywood’s chaotic transition from silent films to talking pictures.

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Once in a Lifetime (play) canonical 2

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instanceOf film adaptation ⓘ
satirical comedy ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
author George S. Kaufman ⓘ
Moss Hart ⓘ
basedOn Hollywood’s transition to talking pictures ⓘ
Once in a Lifetime ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director George S. Kaufman ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1930 ⓘ
firstPerformedAt Broadway ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasAdaptation Once in a Lifetime (1932 film) ⓘ
hasCoAuthorRelationship Hart–Kaufman collaborations ⓘ
hasSubjectHeading Motion pictures—Production and direction—Drama ⓘ
Sound motion pictures—History—Drama ⓘ
hasType three-act play ⓘ
notableCharacter George Lewis ⓘ
Jerry Hyland ⓘ
May Daniels ⓘ
notableFor lampooning Hollywood’s chaotic transition from silent films to talking pictures ⓘ
notableTheme impact of new technology on entertainment industry ⓘ
satire of the movie business ⓘ
originalBroadwayCity New York City ⓘ
originalBroadwayTheatre Music Box Theatre ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf American theatre canon ⓘ
periodDepicted early sound era in Hollywood ⓘ
producer Sam H. Harris ⓘ
setting Hollywood ⓘ
late 1920s ⓘ
subject Hollywood film industry ⓘ
transition from silent films to sound films ⓘ
timePeriodOfWork 20th century ⓘ
writer George S. Kaufman ⓘ
Moss Hart ⓘ

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Once in a Lifetime (1932 film) → basedOn → Once in a Lifetime (play) ⓘ
May Daniels → firstAppearanceIn → Once in a Lifetime (play) ⓘ