bruce humberstone (11 Ergebnisse)

Vintage black-and-white reference press photograph from the 1937 film. The photograph features child star Jane Withers, prolific child actress of the 1930s and 1940s, and her pet lamb, Snowdrop. Ditto-style mimeo snipe on the verso. Checkers (Withers) and a horse trainer named Edgar (Erwin), save a racehorse by mending its broken leg and entering it in a race. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine.

Three vintage photographs from the set of the 1937 film. With printed descriptions on the verso of each. One photo shown. Please inquire to see others. Checkers (Jane Withers) and Edgar Connell (Stuart Erwin), a veterinarian, mend a horse's leg before a big race that could help save a man's farm. Filmed on location in Pomona, CA. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

4to, 1 p. Good, on aged paper, with light traces of mount on reverse. Giving the results of his enquiries 'with regard to the statement attributed to one of our Inspectors by a speaker at the January Educational Conference at University College', with reference to W. N. Bruce.

1p, landscape 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged. He thanks him for his letter containing 'kind words about my book, "Your England"'. He did not expect anyone to agree with all he wrote in it. His aim in writing was 'to pay a tribute to the English who are the most broad-minded, tolerant, and humane of all the numerous peoples among whom I have lived.'.

Draft script for the 1937 live radio show, which originally aired on CBS. Copy belonging to interviewee H. Bruce Humberstone, with his manuscript pencil annotations regarding line changes and deletions throughout. Sponsored by General Mills and marketed as the "Gold Medal Hour," the Hollywood in Person radio show was hosted by Art Baker (under the name "Bob Baker the Bisquick Maker") and Louise Roberts, who would drive to studio lots in a motorized live broadcasting studio and interview the Hollywood elite, such as Deanna Durbin, Basil Rathbone, Jesse Lasky, and Ann Sheridan. The show was an early example of tabloid journalism, with a focus on celebrity gossip and candid, unrehearsed disclosuresalthough, as the existence of this script proves, the interviews were of course meticulously planned beforehand. In this broadcast, Baker interviews director H. Bruce Humberstone and Twentieth Century-Fox contract player Arleen Whelan, an actress Humberstone claimed to have discovered working as a manicurist in a Southern California barbershop. Missing wrappers, presumably as issued. Title page integral with the first page of text, dated TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1937, noted as copy No. 17. 16 leaves, with last page of text numbered 15. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, partially bound with a single paper clip to the top left corner.

First Draft script for the 1935 film, here under the working title "The Lord's Refugee." Copy belonging to director H. Bruce Humberstone, with his name in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper, and single manuscript annotation in pencil to page 74. In an attempt to go straight, a former bodyguard with a violent past shacks up in a tenement house, where he takes a position as a boxing instructor under the tutelage of a local priest. Yellow titled wrappers, noted as First Draft on the front wrapper, noted as copy No. 6, dated 4-12-35, with credits for screenwriters Philip Klein and Robert Yost, and story credits to Gerald Beaumont. Title page integral with the first page of text, presumably as issued. 80 leaves, with last page of text numbered 80. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with three gold brads.

Revised Final Shooting script for the 1950 film, here under the working title "Java." Copy belonging to director H. Bruce Humberstone, with his name in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper and single annotation on page 41. Loosely based on Tay Garnett's 1940 film "Seven Sinners." A sick steamship crewman attempts to clear his name while being blackmailed for wartime collaboration with the Japanese. Liberace's first credited film appearance, as a cabaret performer named "Maestro." Set on the fictional Pacific island of Oraka. Tan textured titled wrappers, noted as REVISED FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper, dated June 14, 1949. Title page present, noted as Revised Final Screenplay, with credits for screenwriter Oscar Brodney. 123 leaves, with last page of text numbered 109. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue, yellow, pink, and white revision pages throughout, dated variously between 6/15/49 and 7/21/49. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with three gold brads.

Third Draft Continuity script for the 1945 film, here under the working title "This is the Law." Copy belonging to producer Ben Silvey, with his name on the front wrapper and manuscript pencil and ink annotations throughout. A stern judge moves with his family across state lines for a new job as a prison warden, unaware that his own son harbors criminal intentions. Blue titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Eugene Ling on the front wrapper. Title page present, dated 1/23/45, noted as Third Draft Continuity, with credits for screenwriter Eugene Ling. 119 leaves, with last page of text numbered 118. Mimeograph duplication on onionskin stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus overall, bound internally with two gold brads.

Final Draft script for the 1939 comedy film, here under the working title "Roughneck." Three unemployed vaudevillians enlist in the US Army, and are deployed to France, where all three men promptly fall in love with the same girl. Blue titled wrappers, noted as FINAL on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 34, dated JUNE 9, 1939. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. Title page present, dated June 9, 1939, noted as Final Script, with credits for screenwriters Lou Breslow and Owen Francis. 127 leaves, with last page of text numbered 125. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with three gold brads.

Revised Final Draft script for the 1942 film. Copy belonging to director H. Bruce Humberstone, with his name in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper. A bratty naval recruit is transformed into a battle-wise soldier several days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Set and shot on location in San Diego, California. Red titled wrappers, noted as REVISED FINAL, rubber-stamped copy No. 37 and production No. 701, dated OCTOBER 29, 1941. Distribution page present, with receipt removed. Title page present, dated October 29, 1941, noted as Revised Final, with credits for screenwriter Lamar Trotti. 163 leaves, with last page of text numbered 161. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two gold brads.

Zustand: Good. Painted lobby card. 11 x 14 inches. 28 x 36 cm. The film starred Gordon Scott and Eve Brent. Very good.