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Revised Draft script for the 1940 film noir, generally considered to be the first in the American film noir cycle. An aspiring reporter is the key witness at the murder trial of a young man accused of cutting a cafe owner's throat and is soon accused of a similar crime himself. Widely regarded as the first film noir. Author and occasional screenwriter Nathanael West, who is credited with revisions on the front wrapper, was not credited on the finished film. Purple titled card wrappers, stamped FINAL SCRIPT on the front wrapper, dated MAY 24, 1940, with credits for screenwriter Frank Partos and revision credits to Nathanael West. Title page integral with the title page, as issued. 115 leaves, with last page of text numbered 115. Mimeograph duplication on yellow onionskin stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with three gold brads. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.

Original two-page contract agreement from the 1946 film noir, amending and supplementing an agreement between starring actress Lilli Palmer and then-president of United States Pictures Joseph Bernhard, and signed by both in manuscript ink on the second leaf. Dated "April 8th" in manuscript ink on the first leaf, and a date of 5/10/46 typed on the second leaf. Small notary blindstamp on the first leaf. The first film released by short-lived studio United States Pictures, and the first of the studio's two films noir, the other being "The Enforcer" (1951, with Humphrey Bogart). Director Fritz Lang was already an established noir authority, having previously directed "M" (1931), "Fury" (1936), and "The Big Heat" (1953). Two leaves, stapled and hole-punched at the top, 8.5 x 11 inches, ribbon copy typescript, rectos only. Very Good plus overall, with light toning, diagonal creases, and faint 'I.M.P." blindstamps to both leaves. Grant Worldwide. Olive Films. Selby Classic Noir. Signed.