Editore: Hollywood: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
Da: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This mimeographed copy of the screenplay adaptation of Molnar's play THE SWAN is in a black loose-leaf binder and contains a sequence of scenes, shots & all the dialogue for the entire six-reel length of the motion picture beginning with the opening MGM lion-head logo & continuing through all the opening credits. Filmed in Eastman Color and CinemaScope, the picture starred Grace Kelly, Alec Guinness & Louis Jourdan with Agnes Moorehead, Brian Aherne, Jessie Royce Landis, Leo G. Carroll & Estelle Winwood in supporting roles. John Dighton wrote the screenplay, based on the Ferenc Molnar play THE SWAN. The music was composed by Bronislau Kaper, the producer was Dore Schary, & the film was directed by Charles Vidor. Condition notes: the black loose-leaf binder is a bit worn & rubbed; the title page & the two subsequent pages containing the opening credits are detached & are loosely laid in & are torn with tape repairs & are heavily chipped at the edges. All of the pages in this script have two holes punched at the top suggesting that they once were attached to a two-ring clipboard; the pages are also creased horizontally across the middle & vertically down the center. The last 40 plus pages have been trimmed at the upper corners, but none of the text is affected. The last page (containing the end credits) is detached & loosely laid in; its edges are heavily chipped & it has some edge-tears. Overall, this is a good copy of the screenplay of a little-known Grace Kelly film. No illustrations. Pages: 130.
Editore: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Beverly Hills, CA, 1941
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia Copia autografata
Two vintage oversize, borderless, double weight photographs from the 1941 musical. Signed, struck, and mounted by MGM photographer Bert Lynch. Loosely based on Ferenc Molnar's 1924 play Testor, which had previously been adapted to film in 1931 as The Guardsman, about husband who tests his wife's fidelity by disguising himself as another man, which she sees through immediately, and tortures him accordingly. The feature film debut of opera star Rise Stevens. Nominated for three Academy Awards. Photographs 12.75 x 9.75 and 9.75 x 12.75 inches, mounted to 16 x 20 inches. Photographs Near Fine with some light edgewear. Boards very good plus with some edgewear, toning at edge and tide mark most evident on versos.
Editore: N.p., N.p., 1956
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Collection of eleven vintage reference photographs from the 1956 film. Included are five photographs of director Charles Vidor, actors Grace Kelly and Alec Guinness, and other cast and crew members on the set. Mimeo snipes on the versos. Based on the 1920 play by Ferenc Molnįr, about a young princess who is caught between the man her mother wishes her to marry and her own love interest. Released the same day Grace Kelly became princess consort of Monaco. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
Editore: N.p., N.p., 1956
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Five vintage reference photographs from the 1956 film, including one showing actor Alec Guinness and director Charles Vidor with a camera crew on the set. Based on the 1920 play by Ferenc Molnįr, about a young princess who is caught between the man her mother wishes her to marry and her own love interest. Released the same day Grace Kelly became princess consort of Monaco. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine to Fine.