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SUMMARY:Space Age TV Rarity: William Shatner Starring In "The Night of the Auk"
DESCRIPTION:Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be 
 assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are 
 assigned on a first come\, first served basis. The box office opens one 
 hour before the event.\n \n\nSeveral years before William Shatner first 
 took the conn of the U.S.S. Enterprise on Star Trek\, the beloved icon 
 starred as a space crew leader in Arch Obler's television adaptation of his 
 Broadway play “The Night of the Auk.” Obler's apocalyptic tale concerns 
 the fateful actions of an extremely wealthy\, egotistical industrialist 
 (played by William Shatner) who finances a pioneering space flight for the 
 U.S. government. As a member of the historic space crew\, the 
 industrialist’s malignant narcissism emerges under the allure of the 
 media spotlight\, triggering an escalating cascade of horrific events. The 
 claustrophobic videotaped production\, set entirely on the bridge of a 
 spacecraft\, provides a master showcase for Shatner\, foreshadowing the 
 trademark acting style he would soon perfect in the role of his lifetime as 
 Captain James T. Kirk. \n\nBased on his drama “Rocket From Manhattan\,” 
 produced for the radio program Lights Out in 1945\, Obler’s artful 
 teleplay for “Night of the Auk” poetically examines the existential 
 dangers of the space age amidst the backdrop of nuclear proliferation that 
 defined the Cold War. Viewed 65 years after its original broadcast\, this 
 rare Play of the Week production proves eerily prescient\, serving as a 
 grim cautionary tale warning of the undue privilege\, power and attention 
 bestowed upon the ultra-wealthy\, regardless of deficits of 
 character.\n\n—John H. Mitchell Television Curator Mark Quigley\n 
 \n\nPlay of the Week: “Night of the Auk” \n\nU.S.\, 5/2/1960\n\nDCP\, 
 b&w\, 120 min. Syndicated. Production: National Television Associates. 
 Executive Producer: Worthington Miner. Producer: Lewis Freedman. Directors: 
 Nikos Psacharopoulos\, Mel London. Writer: Arch Oboler. With: William 
 Shatner\, Shepperd Strudwick\, James MacArthur. Preserved by the UCLA Film 
 & Television Archive. Video transfer at DC Video. Engineering services by 
 David Crosthwait.\n\nJoin Meeting: 
 https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/space-age-television-rarity-william-shatner-2025-07-26
LOCATION:Billy Wilder Theater\, UCLA Film & Television Archive
ORGANIZER;CN="Katy Nicholas":MAILTO:katynicholas13@gmail.com
CATEGORIES:Screening
CONTACT;CN="Katy Nicholas":MAILTO:katynicholas13@gmail.com
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URL:https://calendar.library.ucla.edu/event/14678797
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