evan hunter novel (7 risultati)

Stapled wraps. Condizione: Near Fine. Unstated edition. [moderate wear along spine, very slight dog-earing at upper right corner]. (B&W photographs) The "complete texts of two new plays," presented in a format designed for schools and/or small theatre companies, and pitched as "suited to your actors and staging conditions." (This copy had actually been mailed to a high school in Madera, California.) The center pages of the volume advertise various other plays offered by the company, as well as their services, which included a "Production Book" containing a director's guide, a prompt script, etc., "a complete blueprint for producing the play." The two plays presented here are "The Holy Terror," a drama about Florence Nightingale which had originally been presented on TV under the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" banner in April 1965 (with Julie Harris in the lead), and "The Blackboard Jungle," the high-school-hoodlum drama that had been filmed by MGM in 1955, based on the Evan Hunter novel. (The book contains a single photograph from each of these productions.) These adaptations seems to have been specifically written for the amateur theatrical market; I can find no evidence that either one was ever given a major professional staging.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1972 film, showing actors Burt Reynolds and Jack Weston in disguise as nuns. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1968 novel by Evan Hunter writing as Ed McBain, about a group of four detectives investigating a vicious murder-extortion racket. Set and shot on location in Boston. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, lightly toned.

Vintage studio photograph of Glenn Ford from the 1955 film. Based on the 1954 novel "The Blackboard Jungle" by Ed McBain and starring Glenn Ford as Richard Dadier, a new teacher at a violent inner city school, determined to do right and make a difference, challenging both the staff and the students. A brilliant performance by a young Sidney Poitier as student Gregory Miller in an early breakout role. Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Writing. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, 2 small closed tears in margins and a large chip at the top right corner (see image). Vogel, Film as a Subversive Art. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies. National Film Registry.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1966 film, showing actor James Garner jumping down from a wall. Based on the 1964 novel "Buddwing" by Evan Hunter, about a man who suddenly wakes up in Central Park with no memory of his own identity or life. Set and shot on location in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall, with pinholes to the corners.

Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1972 UK release of the 1972 US film. Mimeograph snipe and layout annotations on the verso. Written for the screen by Evan Hunter, based on his 87th Precinct novel (writing as Ed McBain), about detectives Steve Carella, Meyer Meyer, and Bert Kling investigating a murder-extortion racket run by a mysterious deaf man (played by Yul Brynner). Shot on location in Boston, Massachusetts. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases, else Near Fine.

Condizione sovraccoperta: dj. Draft script for the 1963 Japanese film. Text and titles in Japanese. A legendary Japanese noir, based on American author Ed McBain's 1959 novel "King's Ransom." A wealthy industrialist is contacted by a gang of crooks who inform him that they have kidnapped his son, and are holding him hostage in exchange for an enormous ransom. The industrialist soon realizes, however, that the boy they have taken is in fact the son of his chauffeur-and must decide whether he will bankrupt himself and his family in order to save a child that is not his own. A nuanced portrait of a man facing the potential destruction of his future, further elevated by morally ambiguous characters and the gritty realism of its world. The fifteenth, and penultimate, film that leading actor Toshiro Mifune would make with director Akira Kurosawa, and one of the highest grossing Japanese films of 1963, breaking Kurosawa's box office record for the third time. Shot on location in Kanagawa, Japan. White titled perfect-bound wrappers, dated 1962, with a protective titled dust jacket. Approximately 94 leaves, with last page of text numbered e-37. Mimeograph duplication, printed on rectos and versos. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, with light foxing on the top and bottom page edges. Jacket Very Good, with moderate foxing on the extremities. Criterion Collection 24. Grant Japan. Selby Japan. Spicer Japan.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1969 film, showing Barbara Hershey sunning herself in a bikini. Based on the 1968 Evan Hunter (aka Ed McBain) novel of the same name. Three teens bond while spending a summer on Fire Island. When they're joined by a fourth, the dynamic between the trio is thrown, causing one to become increasingly jealous and unstable. Set and shot on location in Long Island, New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, light edgewear.