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I picked the wrong play, the wrong director, the wrong cast. Where did I go right?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/947be5ed-1cd6-48b1-94e4-8ffc71cd1dc9/The+Time+of+Their+Lives+ad.jpg Lecture Topics - Make it stand out A very entertaining, funny and unusual Abbott and Costello film as they barely interact with one another! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/17af313f-a0bd-4781-b479-0e2e9bda664d/bk+Sherlock+Jr+poster.jpg Lecture Topics - Make it stand out Still an amazing and funny film one hundred years later! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1563130874905-NXHIECF7SNADZ60F01QH/Stan-Ollie-poster-4-crop.jpg Lecture Topics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1546390305881-PAFUHNVR7AO4G448MOIK/Plan+9.jpg Lecture Topics This picture shows the film’s action sequence in a spaceship decorated with 1950’s office furniture and shower curtains! It must be seen to be believed. As the Amazing Criswell asks us, “Can you prove it didn’t happen?” This is truly a one of a kind film. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1546510542797-JBDAZHZHOTR0PUDQQNIS/planet_of_the_apes_-__h_-_1968.jpg Lecture Topics The science fiction classic you’ll go bananas over! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1586128273488-M91NJ0ZDTO6VAK94SWOC/hot+poster.jpg Lecture Topics Voted the funniest film of all time. And Marilyn was never more beautiful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/9a620c47-febb-4ab0-875f-899b097cec73/The+Sunshine+Boys+half+sheet+poster.jpg Lecture Topics - Make it stand out Two old men fighting was never so funny! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1751840029351-DX82HJ1JQXUEYVTPT0Z7/the+Night+Stalker+dvd.jpg Lecture Topics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1751840063715-IO6Y8PZABMSL06INFQOZ/Trilogy+of+Terror+DVD2.jpg Lecture Topics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1613004146862-S49A3NY14HKCYPZNQKF4/MV5BMWM1ZDhlM2MtNDNmMi00MDk4LTg5MjgtODE4ODk1MjYxOTIwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjc0MzMzNjA%40._V1_.jpg Lecture Topics A film you will never forget! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1546486476686-O6VMCQR7313AQM9DXDZY/wings+slide1.jpg Lecture Topics This film still evokes powerful feelings and tremendous aerial battlers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1546369029834-VLRLPYIZPHAKCWTWT1W3/WofOz.jpg Lecture Topics The greatest fantasy film of all time also has an amazing back story! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1a5ae78c-54e2-4383-a0d9-35e89433f77e/You+Bet+Your+Life.jpg Lecture Topics - Make it stand out Groucho Marx at his hilarious best! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/349d8785-9e21-4e28-9358-51ff37a67d83/Young+Frankenstein+poster.jpg Lecture Topics - Make it stand out The 1974 comedy classic! is still hilarious! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1546728504218-CBZ34K5HVR3CH8U7L9UZ/JFC+YDD.jpg Lecture Topics The most patriotic foot tapping film of all time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/0964c20f-ea30-4c08-b217-74ac2e0b2155/vaudeville+program.png Lecture Topics - Make it stand out Vaudeville had everything you could want in entertainment! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1644325081377-J6MICXUBGQR7JQY3ZX0F/1960s+Night.jpg Lecture Topics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1644325101452-9MS3N7WJMY54UB8E1WQS/1960s+Dick.jpg Lecture Topics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1644325115195-2YWSQJ6ZSDFEDE9EWP79/1960s+andy+3.jpg Lecture Topics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1644325136664-5XGJYS9TXTJH6E7G3QLF/1960s+Lucy.jpg Lecture Topics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1646182755197-7ZFK5D7JU4352N7WJWBS/1990+3rd+main+cast.jpg Lecture Topics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1646182861699-6OLQTTHZIURKL77JY9X9/1990+raymond+family.jpg Lecture Topics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1646182907911-Z3PQCABWFOBMQ741SB8J/1990+bean.png Lecture Topics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/f7860160-06b7-4b9f-915a-18d0076e123f/Charlie+Brown+and+The+Grinch.jpg Lecture Topics - Make it stand out Hard to see these classic today - except for this presentation! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1546711922314-KAP78D9LID02Y07W2A82/1983_-_A_Christmas_Story.jpg Lecture Topics This modern classic has it all - it combines charm, humor, childhood dreams and the magic of Christmas that will evoke your own holiday memories. Relive the fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1546712039945-466J8CNXKRY3Q621T11J/Christmas+shopping.png Lecture Topics One of my most popular programs for a laugh filled holiday! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1774190593819-SHGC2CEI7DV486V3L86L/bb.jpg Lecture Topics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1774190640934-TLS5T2U8BF113W9APZL3/Jack-benny-christmas-shopping-show-hh.jpg Lecture Topics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/19d64d22-606d-4852-b45a-34c80b2d2151/HH+ChristmasParty.jpg Lecture Topics - Make it stand out Enjoy a full roster of Jackie Gleason’s characters in this special holiday program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1593285215126-4QPPJ11W4NST8WGDLIKZ/WL+poster.jpg Lecture Topics Perhaps the most inspirational film of all time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1613004447187-X48E2UQIIARLXUB9UG4F/Miracle_on_34th_Street_%281947_film_poster%29.jpg Lecture Topics A timeless holiday classic that still entertains today! https://www.classichollywoodlecturesandfilms.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1545672291987-VQKC69ZGN64H498FWXDH/WHPL.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/0e490709-cd08-4c2e-a45b-b9e8801c38cd/casablanca+lecture+peninsula.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule - Let me entertain and inform your audience. Over 45 topics to choose from! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1772780304516-8H1IN0CGPHN0V0NVMGV8/IMG_3513-300x231.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1772780423832-79N7QDCF3GOC6XKIUKIQ/download.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1772780896342-ZPBEQQS5N0WC4A4LA1M7/1679663549994.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1772911571961-6O6UABZUOU2OGDILSTOS/download+%281%29.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/0df88c55-bfc0-4b78-a305-f1064cb8d366/IMG_3970-300x155.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule - Make it stand out Another SRO crowd! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1773357470878-YBPGI9NMDLSO81G0JGJI/Seaford+Hold+That+Ghost+1.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1773357495221-RMI70CEI4EBUD6SVNS1A/smithown+Historical.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1773357519577-CPI8RGXF7X952Z83URBM/smithtown+Historical1.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1773357543039-CK1JB6MQS3EL2QADGXPF/Temple+1.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/8ce3859b-85a9-476d-874d-10aba210a2e7/Seaford+Hold+That+Ghost.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/ed474f7e-16d5-481e-8152-4e156ff3eaae/murder+19.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule - A little Singing, a little dancing and lots of fun! Four shows to choose from! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/595c7c1b-27bb-4b1c-bf2b-d23fb4cb3320/murder+16.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule - Make it stand out Cowboys are always fun and the most popular fundraiser! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/56b3a191-2d09-47b5-adde-c4e263e1a974/murder+11.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule - Make it stand out When gangsters get double crossed, bad things happen to all involved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/444c31ad-ce9c-413d-bb19-da08f4a2375e/murder+20.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule - Fun for everyone! And your group members are the stars! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1a18a07d-3cc9-46a5-b866-7abf90069ac8/murder+2.jpg Contact Information and Lecture series schedule - Can you find the murderer? Everyone in the audience has a chance to be Columbo! https://www.classichollywoodlecturesandfilms.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1549109687409-6L0NRCXJK4MDNGPSSN91/Film+projector+and+screen.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1bc96185-87aa-4208-9fca-a62216432182/2PJA2254.JPG Home - Make it stand out You are welcome to enjoy any of my more than sixty presentations! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/18ef779d-130a-4cb7-ab6a-6c40ff40a9e4/WHPL+2.jpg Home - all programs include period music,movie memorabilia, books and autogrphs for display and examination by the audience I have been presenting Hollywood lectures for more than fifteen years and have entertained at the following libraries - Amityville, Bellmore, Bethpage, Brentwood, Comsewogue, Commack, Connetquot, Copiague, East Islip, East Northport, Elmont, Emma S. Clark, Freeport, Island Trees, Islip, Half Hollow Hills, Hampton Library at Bridgehampton, Huntington, Glen Cove, Great Neck, Merrick, Middle Island, Mineola, North Bellmore, Northport, Oceanside, Oyster Bay - East Norwich, Peninsula, Plainview - Old Bethpage, Rockville Centre, Sachem, Seaford, Shelter Rock, Smithtown, South Huntington, Syosset, West Islip, West Babylon and West Hempstead. Other venues presented include Farmingdale State College Senior Learning, educational lectures on appreciation of film and entertainers at the Nassau County Museum of Art for the Frick Estate Lecture series (both by Zoom and in person), the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Knights of Columbus, corporations, historical societies, country clubs, as a regular instructor for the various Molloy University MILL program for Continuing Education and Professional Studies groups, clubs, churches, synagogues, Senior Organizations, Homeowner Associations, private and fraternal organizations, the United Federation of Teachers Retirees Zoom lecture series, private parties and the Suffolk County Veterans with excellent results and a large attendance by patrons. Now, more than ever, audiences need to be entertained and I am more than happy to provide an afternoon or evening of fun and information with more than sixty topics to choose from (with even more on the way!) by Zoom and in-person. From private screenings to public venues, no venue or audience is too large or too small for me to share my knowledge and the fun stories of classic television and Hollywood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/e3561f6f-f9ff-47d7-a6cc-079b458b5293/Tester_As_Oliver_Hardy_2012.jpg Home - History As a public speaker, I have been featured in the Newsday Act 2 section published on 1/1/23 (see the story in full under the “Related News and Stories” tab or follow the attached link address at)-https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/retirement/long-islander-talks-love-of-hollywood-and-its-lore-bynjiwpn . I am a member of the New York State Performers & Programs Database, a regular lecturer for all segments of the Molloy University MILL program for Continuing Education and Professional Studies, a regular guest lecturer for the Frick Estate Lecture series held at the Nassau County Museum of Art, presented multiple times for the Farmingdale College Senior Learning program, and was a regular contributor and film critic for the “A & P Podcast Show”. I have also appeared on Lou Telano’s radio program “Streetwise” as a film comedy expert and discussed various films on the W. Zehava Schechter, Attorney at Law podcast (listen in at https://lilawpodcast.podbean.com/ or https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=gWTS2Jn0xQE). I have been conducting lectures discussing films, celebrities and the Sons of the Desert (the Laurel and Hardy Appreciation Society) for over fifteen years by appearing at various libraries, fraternal and business venues. I am also the Co-Grand Sheik (Co-President) of the Sons of the Desert Chapter on Long Island and a contributor to the New York and national Abbott and Costello Fan Clubs as well as being quoted in Newsday (That’s me with the fez on the right - photo courtesy of Newsday) as a film historian and comedy expert for various articles. (For a sample of how a lecture would be experienced, go to the “Related News and Stories” tab and click on the Youtube link to view my in-person presentation for the Bayshore Historical Society on Charlie Chaplin.) https://www.classichollywoodlecturesandfilms.com/related-news daily 0.75 2026-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/1676115009528-LANZ7XJ60FD8P1ST0B6O/christmas+show+pic2.jpg Related News and Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/3cc52a70-80d8-4ef9-b778-d166e011ff9a/casablanca+lecture+peninsula.jfif Related News and Stories - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/b65fca02-d89f-4f17-819e-6ef8365f5bbe/North+Shore+Towers+Chaplin.jpg Related News and Stories - Make it stand out Eighty five attendees! “They loved the show! You will be a regular performer for us now.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/c2d4b0e4-4fcb-4d65-bce7-b46af155c676/Charlie+my+Boy.png Related News and Stories - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/14a15317-eef9-44f7-a244-4b751dc48835/newsday3.jpg Related News and Stories - Make it stand out Lawrence Wolff's walls are covered with movie memorabilia he has been collecting since he was a teenager. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/5e932aa8-409b-482f-8d8b-b308bf0c0bd6/corner.jpg Related News and Stories - Make it stand out Lawrence Wolff’s framed memorabilia includes a pressbook, top right, from “Buck Privates”, Abbott and Costello’s first starring film. He likes to take memorabilia and souvenirs - along with mood setting music - to his lectures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/6190df52-92e9-46f0-a6d8-99c0a20da169/newsday4.png Related News and Stories - Make it stand out Adding to the silver-screen ambiance at Lawrence Wolff's home is a popcorn maker, which was a gift from a friend; next to it is a model of the leg lamp from “A Christmas Story.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/bd0bd00a-c5af-484f-a6ca-4fd673ab9334/newsday5.png Related News and Stories - Make it stand out An original Mae Questel autograph is framed with images depicting her voice acting: Betty Boop, Olive Oyl and “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/a2d10f58-0c59-4ff7-8ef8-8f149dd807e2/newsday2.png Related News and Stories - Make it stand out Lawrence Wolff holds a postcard signed by Humphrey Bogart along with a photo of the actor, whom Wolff discusses at length in his lectures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/9813fe37-e6fb-4a5f-9586-061829d6e67d/newsday1.png Related News and Stories - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/f8b520e0-652a-465e-aa93-000171793032/ytpicture.png Related News and Stories - Make it stand out It was a fun evening for all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/f2ebfbc0-a853-43c3-95c7-6354d541aa84/LI+Law+Podcast.jpg Related News and Stories - Make it stand out A film discussion on films related to New York https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/eb302a70-4611-4d4c-a774-d233cbb1b0d1/platinum1.jpg Related News and Stories - Make it stand out First of a trilogy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/d01242b6-770d-40a9-9f60-97d2f66ce06f/tears.jpg Related News and Stories - Make it stand out The second book of the thrilling trilogy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/20b7a614-9869-4cc5-b6fd-58f7dc7ceea0/Age+of+A.jpg Related News and Stories - Make it stand out The conclusion of the trilogy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/67e6c7a9-b895-43e8-9a16-2389c22fde17/the+whisper.jpg Related News and Stories - Make it stand out The story of Lord Mute in an eighty page novella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/ab42190e-e1ae-44c4-9f20-a4318d0d9206/L%26H+Newsday.jpg Related News and Stories - Make it stand out Dennis Carter (Stan Laurel), Edmund Tester (Oliver Hardy) and Larry Wolff (as Charlie Chase). Photo courtesy of Newsday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c210d01a9e028ec22285352/5c40e24a-0942-46dd-865c-fd158abd5f4b/reilly.jpg Related News and Stories - Make it stand out Photo courtesy of Newsday