Événement

¡Asegure a su mujer! / Nada más que una mujer

¡Asegure a su mujer! (Insure Your Wife!) (U.S., 1935)

An insurance salesman has a hot idea to sell policies to protect husbands from infidelity. Everything goes swimmingly for him until the return of a former lover whose husband has placed a policy on her. Based on an Argentine play, the film could be mistaken for a Hollywood screwball comedy.

35mm, b/w, 83 min. Director: Lewis Seiler. Cast: Raúl Roulien, Conchita Montenegro, Antonio Moreno, Mona Maris, Luis Alberni, Carlos Villarías.

Nada más que una mujer (U.S., 1934)

This Hollywood Spanish-language version of Pursued is a steamy jungle romance involving a plantation owner and a torch singer. Beautifully photographed by Rudolph Maté, it showcases the diversity of the Spanish-speaking world through Russian-Jewish-Argentine actress Berta Singerman, as the singer.

35mm, b/w, 81 min. Director: Harry Lachman. Cast: Berta Singerman, Alfredo del Diestro, Juan Torena, Luana Alcañiz, Lucio Villegas.

Recuerdos de un cine en español: Latin American Cinema in Los Angeles, 1930-1960 screens Sept. 23 - Dec. 10 at the Downtown Independent and UCLAs Billy Wilder Theater. Enjoy access to all films
in this series with a pass!

This retrospective is presented by UCLA Film & Television Archive, as part of the Getty-led Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative. Major support for this program is provided through grants from the Getty Foundation.

Online admission: $10
Box office admission:
General: $9
Seniors: $8
UCLA Alumni Association Members: $8
Non-UCLA students: $8
UCLA students: Free. UCLA students should claim the ticket at the box office on the day of the screening at least 15 minutes before show time. If a UCLA student arrives closer to show time, they may be asked to wait in a rush line for any unsold seats.