Editore: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Beverly Hills, CA, 1956
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage film still photograph of Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Eva Marie Saint from the 1956 film, nominated for four Academy Awards, and based on the 1948 novel by Ross Lockridge, Jr. Paper snipe affixed to the verso. A graduating poetry teacher (played with aplomb by Clift) falls in love with a Southern woman (Taylor), but the woman's past and the Civil War begin to cause problems. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with black manuscript ink annotations to the verso and hole punches to the margin.
Editore: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Beverly Hills, CA, 1956
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage film still photograph from the 1956 film, nominated for four Academy Awards, and based on the 1948 novel by Ross Lockridge, Jr. Paper snipe affixed to the verso. A graduating poetry teacher (played with aplomb by Clift) falls in love with a Southern woman (Taylor), but the woman's past and the Civil War begin to cause problems. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
Editore: N.p., N.p., 1962
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage reference photograph of Sammy Davis Jr. behind bars from the 1962 film. Provenance sticker and stamp on the verso. A fictionalized version of John Resko's 1959 autobiography, "Reprieve," about a convict, played by Ben Gazzara, whose death sentence is commuted to life in prison, and with the aid of a humane prison guard, is rehabilitated and becomes a successful painter. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear, else Near Fine.
Editore: N.p., N.p., 1980
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Manoscritto / Collezionismo cartaceo
Draft script for an unproduced film. Noted as copy No. 3 in manuscript ink on the title page, and with annotations in manuscript pencil on three leaves. Based on Robert Ludlum's 1977 novel, about the secret files of J. Edgar Hoover and their disappearance after Hoover's death. Mustard titled wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for Ludlum and screenwriter Millard Kaufman. 130 leaves, with last page of text numbered 128. Xerographic duplication on yellow stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two silver screw brads.
Editore: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Beverly Hills, CA, 1956
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage reference photograph from the 1956 film, showing director Edward Dmytryk and a camera crew setting up a shot with actor Montgomery Clift. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1948 novel by Ross Lockridge Jr. An idealistic writer and abolitionist falls in love with a young woman from New Orleans, but their burgeoning relationship is troubled by the woman's suspicious past, and the onset of the Civil War. Shot on location in Danville and Paducah, Kentucky, in Natchez, Mississippi, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and in Rockport, Indiana. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine.
Editore: Kaufman-Lubin Productions, N.p., 1962
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Collection of 104 vintage studio still photographs from the 1962 film including some great in-character photographs and head shots from Ben Gazzara, Sammy Davis Jr., Broderick Crawford, Vincent Price, Roland LaStarza, Timothy Carey, Ray Walston and others, also includes 5 photographs of Gazzara with author John Resko and one head shot of Resko. Mimeo snipes on the verso of the majority of photographs. "Convicts 4," here under the working title, and title of Resko's 1956 autobiography upon which the film was loosely based, Reprive. Dalton Trumbo wrote and directed with Millard Kaufman as his "front" (as Trumbo was still blacklisted at the time) which Kaufman had done before for Trumbo, most notably for the 1950 Film Noir classic Gun Crazy. John Resko (Gazzara) is convicted of killing a store owner and sentenced to life in prison. While in prison, he ignites a passion for art, an activity that leads to a transformation in his character. Featuring a great supporting cast which includes, among others, Sammy Davis Jr., Rod Steiger, Vincent Price, Ray Walson, Jack Albertson, Timothy Carey, pop singer Dodie Stevens and boxer Roland La Starza. Shot on location in Folsom Prison in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, some light edgewear and light curling, 2 with creasing.
Editore: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Beverly Hills, CA, 1956
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Two vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1956 film-one showing actress Eva Marie Saint between takes, the other showing actors Rod Taylor and Montgomery Clift talking with director Edward Dmytryk and screenwriter Millard Kaufman, while Saint looks on at the lower right. Mimeo snipes on the versos. Based on the 1948 novel by Ross Lockridge Jr. An idealistic writer and abolitionist falls in love with a young woman from New Orleans, but their burgeoning relationship is troubled by the woman's suspicious past, and the onset of the Civil War. Shot on location in Danville and Paducah, Kentucky, in Natchez, Mississippi, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and in Rockport, Indiana. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
Editore: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Beverly Hills, CA, 1956
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Three vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1956 film, variously showing director Edward Dmytryk with actors Eva Marie Saint, Montgomery Clift, Rod Taylor, Myrna Hansen, and others. Mimeo snipes on the versos. Based on the 1948 novel by Ross Lockridge Jr. An idealistic writer and abolitionist falls in love with a young woman from New Orleans, but their burgeoning relationship is troubled by the woman's suspicious past, and the onset of the Civil War. Shot on location in Danville and Paducah, Kentucky, in Natchez, Mississippi, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and in Rockport, Indiana. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.