Once in a Lifetime

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comedy play film adaptation satirical play stage play

"Once in a Lifetime" is a satirical stage comedy co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that lampoons Hollywood’s chaotic transition from silent films to talkies.

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Observed surface forms (2)

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Once in a Lifetime (1932 film) 0
Once in a Lifetime (Broadway play) 1

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy play ⓘ
film adaptation ⓘ
satirical play ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
author George S. Kaufman ⓘ
Moss Hart ⓘ
basedOn Hollywood’s transition from silent films to talkies ⓘ
Once in a Lifetime self-linksurface differs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
coWriter George S. Kaufman ⓘ
Moss Hart ⓘ
firstBroadwayProductionDirector George S. Kaufman ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasAdaptation Once in a Lifetime (1932 film) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
narrativeFocus transition from silent films to talkies ⓘ
notableCharacter George Lewis ⓘ
Herman Glogauer NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jerry Hyland ⓘ
May Daniels ⓘ
originalBroadwayTheatre Music Box Theatre ⓘ
setting Hollywood ⓘ
settingPeriod late 1920s ⓘ
subjectMatter Hollywood film industry ⓘ
transition from silent films to sound films ⓘ
tone satirical ⓘ

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Once in a Lifetime → basedOn → Once in a Lifetime self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Once in a Lifetime (1932 film)
Unaccustomed Earth → hasPart → Once in a Lifetime ⓘ
subject surface form: Once in a Lifetime
Moss Hart → notableWork → Once in a Lifetime ⓘ
Moss Hart → notableWork → Once in a Lifetime ⓘ
this entity surface form: Once in a Lifetime (Broadway play)
Hart → notableWork → Once in a Lifetime ⓘ
subject surface form: Moss Hart