Editore: RKO Studios, Inc, Culver City, CA, 1933
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Manoscritto / Collezionismo cartaceo
Final Draft script for the 1933 film. Carbon typescript on onionskin, with production number "687" and "Property of RKO Studios, Inc. Return to Scenario Dept. Files" stamps on front wrapper. Based on an unpublished play by Anne Caldwell and Louis Brock. One of the most famous dance debuts in film history, featuring the iconic team of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers performing "The Carioca." The film's success set a dance and music craze across the country, and made the pair bankable worldwide for a string of classic films. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in and shot on location in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Tan titled wrappers, noted as FINAL SCRIPT on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped production No. 687, dated August 25, 1933, with credits for author Louis Brock. 161 leaves, with last page of text numbered 159. Ribbon copy typescript, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with three gold brads.
Editore: Los Angeles Paramount Pictures 1938, 1938
Da: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
First Edition. Original 121 page shooting script, for the comedy film ÔTouchdown, ArmyÕ directed by Kurt Neuman, starring John Howard, Mary Carlisle, Robert Cummings, William Frawley, Owen Davis Jr., and Benny Baker. Bound in plain brown paper with notations in pen to the front cover. Used copy with some spotting and edge wear. The story of football and romantic rivalries at West Point.
Editore: RKO Radio Pictures, Culver City, CA, 1933
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1933 film. One of the most famous dance debuts in film history, featuring the iconic team of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers performing "The Carioca." Not only was it their debut, and the highlight of the film, but it set off a dance and music craze, making the pair bankable worldwide for a string of classic films. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set and shot on location in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 10 x 8 inches. Generally Very Good plus.
Editore: First National Pictures / Vitaphone, Los Angeles, 1933
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage publicity photograph from the 1933 pre-Code film, showing actress Loretta Young. Based on B. Russell Herts' 1932 novel "Grand Slam: The Rise and Fall of a Bridge Wizard," about a waiter who becomes a bridge champion. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.