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Draft script for the 1958 film. Copy belonging to actress Lyn Thomas, with annotations throughout relating to her character in the film, Laura. A space probe returns to earth bearing an unusual extraterrestrial fungus which, when accidentally mixed with human blood, turns into space rust. The rust expands rapidly, threatening to consume the entire planet. Produced on a tight budget, $125,00 with $25,000 for the screenwriters, and rushed to production so that the release would coincide with the Explorer launch. Shot on location in California. Red untitled wrapper, lacking front wrapper. Title page present, dated March 7, 1958, with credits for screenwriters Daniel Mainwaring and George Worthing Yates. 108 leaves, with last page of text numbered 102. mechanical duplication, with blue, pink, and yellow revision pages throughout, dated variously between 3/4/58 and 3/13/58. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, lacking front wrapper. Bound with two gold brads.

Three vintage contact sheets from the 1958 film, each containing twelve images. Two contact sheets with layout annotations in blue manuscript wax pencil to five images. Based on the unpublished story "Queen of the Universe" by Ben Hecht. Sci-fi comedy portraying an epic battle of the sexes. Talleah (Zsa Zsa Gabor) is from the planet Venus, assigned to destroy four Earth men at the behest of her queen, Yilana (Laurie Mitchell), who secretly yearns for interstellar peace. Sets, costumes, and special effects borrowed from "Forbidden Planet" (1956), "Flight to Mars" (1951), and "World Without End" (1956). 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear, else Near Fine.

Draft script for the 1959 film. Sequel to Kurt Neumann's "The Fly," and taking place one year after the conclusion of that film. Phillipe Delambre (Brett Halsey) takes up his father's work of matter transmission, and with his uncle Francois (Vincent Price) they accidentally produce a monstrous creature, a man with the head of a fly. Title page integral to front wrapper, with credits for screenwriter and director Edward Bernds. 102 leaves, with last page of text numbered 93. Mechanical duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between February 24, 1959 and February 25, 1959. Pages Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.