IN-PERSON: Howard Hawks: The Greatest American Director Who is Not a Household Name

**This class will be taught In-Person**

Howard Hawks did it all: comedy, film noir, westerns, dramas, science fiction, war films, gangster films, and just about everything else in between.

One of the most prolific directors of Hollywood’s Golden Age, he worked across genres, and pioneered the screwball comedy and gangster film, along the way creating benchmark movies that still attract eager fans.

Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American director who is not a household name." Roger Ebert called him "one of the greatest American directors of pure movies.” Jean-Luc Godard said he was "the greatest of all American artists".

This class will examine six Hawks classics: Scarface (1932); His Girl Friday (1940); Ball of Fire (1941); To Have and Have Not (1944); The Big Sleep (1946); and Red River (1948).

Week by Week Outline

1 Scarface (1932)

2 His Girl Friday (1940)

3 Ball of Fire (1941)

4 To Have and Have Not (1944)

5 The Big Sleep (1946)

6 and Red River (1948)

IN-PERSON: Howard Hawks: The Greatest American Director Who is Not a Household Name
Fee: $125.00
Item Number: 25Spring25SprAC14621
Dates: 4/18/2025 - 5/23/2025
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 6
Building: Downtown Campus; 160 Spear St
Room: 505
Instructor: Cary Pepper

REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.

**This class will be taught In-Person**

Howard Hawks did it all: comedy, film noir, westerns, dramas, science fiction, war films, gangster films, and just about everything else in between.

One of the most prolific directors of Hollywood’s Golden Age, he worked across genres, and pioneered the screwball comedy and gangster film, along the way creating benchmark movies that still attract eager fans.

Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American director who is not a household name." Roger Ebert called him "one of the greatest American directors of pure movies.” Jean-Luc Godard said he was "the greatest of all American artists".

This class will examine six Hawks classics: Scarface (1932); His Girl Friday (1940); Ball of Fire (1941); To Have and Have Not (1944); The Big Sleep (1946); and Red River (1948).

Week by Week Outline

1 Scarface (1932)

2 His Girl Friday (1940)

3 Ball of Fire (1941)

4 To Have and Have Not (1944)

5 The Big Sleep (1946)

6 and Red River (1948)

**This class will be taught In-Person**

Howard Hawks did it all: comedy, film noir, westerns, dramas, science fiction, war films, gangster films, and just about everything else in between.

One of the most prolific directors of Hollywood’s Golden Age, he worked across genres, and pioneered the screwball comedy and gangster film, along the way creating benchmark movies that still attract eager fans.

Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American director who is not a household name." Roger Ebert called him "one of the greatest American directors of pure movies.” Jean-Luc Godard said he was "the greatest of all American artists".

This class will examine six Hawks classics: Scarface (1932); His Girl Friday (1940); Ball of Fire (1941); To Have and Have Not (1944); The Big Sleep (1946); and Red River (1948).

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