fred finklehoffe (12 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Soft cover sheet music in good condition. Creasing and several small tears to all edges of pages. Pages lightly tanned. 4to. 4pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. (no dust jacket) [a solid copy, but dampstained along the lower spine extending onto both covers; internal staining is very light in the gutters; small piece torn away at edge of pp.209/210]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the co-author on the front endpaper: "For Dick Goldstone / Who could finn-out / with the best of 'em / Johnny Monks." Filmed by Warner Bros. in 1938, with Eddie Albert (the only member of the Broadway cast to repeat his role, in his film debut), and followed up with a sequel (BROTHER RAT AND A BABY) in 1940, and a Technicolor musical adaptation (ABOUT FACE) in 1952. Playwrights Monks and Finklehoffe were both former VMI cadets. NOTE regarding the cast signatures: the actors' signatures appear next to 13 of the 16 character names listed in the book -- but these are NOT the signatures of the original Broadway cast members. Rather, they appear to be the players in some regional theatre production of the play; none of the names are recognizable to me, nor are the three additonal signatures (probably crew or production people) that appear on the preceding page. Signed by Collection of Signatures.

Two vintage photographs from the 1940 film, including one vintage studio still photograph and one vintage reference photograph. One with the stamp and sticker of Culver Service Photos and Research to the verso, one with a seller stamp and sticker to the verso. The sequel to "Brother Rat" (1938), following three cadets as they graduate from Virginia Military Institute and face adult life after school. Set at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, and shot there on location. One photograph 8 x 10 inches, one photograph 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light edgewear and toning.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. Original cloth. Early printing. Stamped to ffep "for use only in connection with production. " Also stamped to ffep "Wells Feature Syndicate. Radio and Newspaper features. Hollywood, California." The Wells stamp is in a couple of page margins. Else tight and square, slight foxing, pages lightly toned. The DJ in mylar is sunned/edgeworn/chipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Three vintage photographs from the 1938 film, including two vintage reference photographs and one portrait photograph. One with the stamp of Dell Publishing Company to the verso, and one with the stamps of the New York Public Library Picture Collection and Reference Department / Theatre Collection to the border and verso. Based on the 1936 play. Three cadets become friends at the Virginia Military Institute, where they lightheartedly play pranks and break rules. Actor Eddie Albert's debut feature film, and the set on which future husband and wife Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman would meet. Set at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, and shot there on location. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light soil and edgewear.

Hard Cover. Condizione sovraccoperta: Jacket. First Edition. Introduction by George Abbott. A short, thin scrape to spine, still a sharp, just about fine copy in very good dust jacket, with light sunning to spine and some wear to crown, plus mild crinkling to rear panel. A comedy set at the Virginia Military Institute, later made into a movie featuring Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman (they met while filming this) and Eddie Albert (reprising his Broadway role in this, his first movie appearance.).

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1947 film, showing actors Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901. Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and was the first still photographer to win an Academy Award. He went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures, where he worked well into the 1950s. Based on the 1945 memoir by Betty MacDonald, about a young couple who decide to become chicken farmers, leading to a number of humorous mishaps. Colbert was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. First Edition. Inscribed by John Monks, Jr. and signed by Fred Finklehoffe on the front flyleaf. The successful Broadway production of this comedic play about cadets at the Virginia Military Institute ran for 577 performances between December 1936 and April 1938. It also served as the basis for the 1938 William Keighley film starring Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman, who appeared in its sequel, Brother Rat and a Baby (1940), and were married the same year. Octavo. Original blue cloth binding, with red, yellow, and black stamping. Faint spot to the top edge. The dust jacket is a toned along the spine and extremities, with some minor edgewear; otherwise very good.

Revised Draft script for the 1938 film. Specially bound copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the bottom of the front board, and with manuscript maker and color pencil annotations on 17 pages. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films, including "Mildred Pierce" (1945), "Humoresque" (1946), "Key Largo" (1948), and "Flamingo Road" (1949). In the 1950s he moved to Twentieth Century-Fox, and was the producer there for "An Affair to Remember" (1957), "Peyton Place" (1957), and "Sons and Lovers" (1960). Based on the 1936 play by John Monks Jr. and Fred F. Finklehoffe. Three cadets become friends at the Virginia Military Institute, where they lightheartedly play pranks and break rules. Actor Eddie Albert's debut feature film, and the set on which future husband and wife Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman would meet. Set at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, and shot there on location. Bound in maroon leather with gilt title on the front board and spine. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. Title page present, dated 5/9/38, with credits for playwrights John Monks, Jr. and Fred F. Finklehoff and screenwriters Jerry Wald and Richard Macauley. 165 leaves, with last page of text numbered 161. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, binding Very Good plus, with rear hinge starting.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1948 musical film, showing dancers Cyd Charisse and Dee Turnell en pointe. Mimeo snipe on the verso. A fictionalized, musical retelling of the Broadway and Hollywood songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz "Larry" Hart. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with moderate wear and pinholes at the corners.

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1940 film, showing actors Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland bursting through a large drum. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A high school drummer convinces the principal to put on a dance to raise money for a dance orchestra, aided by his girlfriend. The second film in MGM's "Backyard Musical" series, following "Babes in Arms" (1939), and preceding "Babes on Broadway" (1941) and "Girl Crazy" (1943). Set in Chicago. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, lightly creased and age toned.

First Edition of an exceptionally successful play, turned into a successful movie in which Ronald Reagan won praise for his performance as one of the VMI cadets. Very good in a good dust jacket. This is an exceptional presentation copy, inscribed in Monks's hand, 'To David Selznick/ A big man in a small studio - who turns out the good ones. With good wishes/ Johnny Monks & [in his co-author's hand] Freddie Finkelehoffe.' Both authors went on to modest Hollywood careers. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.