Verlag: Warner Brothers, Burbank, CA, 1968
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
Manuskript / Papierantiquität
Revised Draft script for the 1968 film. Three pages with brief annotations in manuscript pencil by an unknown cast or crew member. Based on the 1940 debut novel by Carson McCullers. One of the great film adaptations of any American novel, starring Sondra Locke (in her film debut) opposite Alan Arkin. Although much of the political aspect of McCullers' novel was removed from the film, the themes present in the author's work are readily apparent: race, loneliness, impoverishment, and anger. Arkin and Locke were nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress Oscars. Set in a small southern town, shot on location in Selma, Alabama. Goldenrod titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as REVISED, with credits for screenwriter Thomas C. Ryan and novelist Carson McCullers. 145 leaves, with last page of text numbered 144. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.