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“Worst L.A. Smog Crisis”: The Summer of 1955
A man wearing a gas mask on top of his head and wiping away smog-induced tears from his eyes.

Archive Blog

70 years ago, in the high heat of mid-September 1955, Los Angeles was besieged by air pollution as it endured the densest smog on record.

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Silent Movie Day: The Little American (1917)
Mary Pickford looking at a man in military uniform.

Sun Sep 28, 7 p.m.

Angela (Mary Pickford) finds herself torn between two lovers — one French, one German — and follows them to Europe as they fight on opposite sides of the WWI trenches.

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Beyond Terror: Vincent Price on Television
Vincent Price

Sat Sep 27, 7:30 p.m.

An evening of TV programs showcasing the many facets of the horror icon, from a tour of his art-filled home to daytime talk show appearances with Dinah Shore.

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Apply: 2026 Artist-in-Residence Program
Graphic depicting film reels with text that reads: UCLA Film & Television Archive Artist-In-Residence Program

Archive Blog

The Archive will host an emerging artist for two weeks to activate the collection in their artistic practice, working with the Hearst Metrotone News Collection, In the Life LGBTQ+ Collection and KTLA Newsfilm Collection.

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TCM Presents: 60 Years of the UCLA Film & Television Archive
A woman walking away from an airplane.

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TCM will air a 24-hour programming block featuring 18 film and television titles and a selection of newsreels preserved by the Archive.