Leonardo bercovici screenwriter (4 risultati)

Vintage reference photograph of Agnes Moorehead being made to look 105 by makeup artist Bud Westmore on the set of the 1947 film noir. Mimeo snipe on verso. Loosely based on Henry James' 1888 novella "The Aspern Papers." A young publisher (Robert Cummings) attempts to obtain a famous writer's long-lost love letters, which are kept hidden by the poet's former mistress (Agnes Moorehead), now an elderly recluse living in a decaying Venetian mansion. The old woman's niece (Susan Hayward), who acts as her live-in caretaker, agrees to help the publisher find the poems, discovering in the process the house holds far darker secrets. The first, and only, film directed by Martin Gabel. Set in Venice. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Butler, Gerald. KISS THE BLOOD OFF MY HANDS. London: Jarrolds Publishers, [1940 but 1948]. First Film Edition (with mentions of Burt Lancaster, Robert Newton, and Joan Fontaine's participation in the Hollywood movie adaptation.) Fine in a Near Fine priced (4/6) original dust jacket which is only lightly used with a bit of soil to the fragile white rear panel. KISS THE BLOOD OFF MY HANDS was written in 1940, the first American version didn't appear until 1946, and this film edition wasn't published until 269,000 copies had sold, making it one of the most successful hard-boiled Noir novels ever produced by an English novelist. Butler was part of the "tough" school of English detective writers which owed much to American inspiration. In the book and the film, Burt Lancaster's character is "a veritable monster of a man, smashing his way, ruthless and menacing through the pages." By far, the sharpest copy of this scarce book we've encountered.…

Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1860 novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of his four major romances. In Italy, four artists of various social standing find themselves in a complicated web of love alliances with their peers. Tan titled wrappers, with credits for screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici and author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Title page present, dated January 15, 1957, with credits for screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici and author Nathaniel Hawthorne. 121 leaves, with last page of text numbered 120. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.…

Draft script for an unproduced film. Manuscript ink on front wrapper, noting title, screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici, and a story based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1860 novel. Bercovici's screenwriting credits include; "The Bishop's Wife" in 1947, starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven, and "Portrait of Jennie," in 1949, starring Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. His other films included "Racket Busters" in 1938, "Chasing Danger" in 1939, "Monsoon" in 1953, and two foreign films that he produced and directed as well as wrote, "Square of Violence" in 1963 and "Story of a Woman" in 1970. Bercovici was blacklisted during the McCarthy era losing his US passport, regaining it in 1956, and then moving to Europe for several years. Bercovici later became a respected teacher of writing at UCLA and the American Film Institute, work that he continued until shortly before his death. Set in Rome. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated January 15, 1957, with credits for screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici, based on the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. 114 leaves, with last page of text numbered 113. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, internally bound with three gold brads.…