peter berneis (5 Ergebnisse)

Dialogue Cutting Continuity script for the 1949 film. Based on the 1940 novella by Robert Nathan. A struggling artist sells one of his paintings to a very strange woman in Central Park. He notices that she seems to have a different relationship to linear time than he and everyone else does. "Portrait of Jennie" was painstakingly developed by Selznick International and then released under the auspices of Vanguard Pictures (to whom Selznick International was sold). Set in New York City, shot on location in New York City, New York and Boston, Massachusetts. Light blue titled wrappers, noted as Dialogue Cutting Continuity on the front wrapper, dated Jan. 11, 1949. 5 leaves, with last page of text numbered 5. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two staples along the top edge.

Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1959 film. Based on the 1951 novel "And Ride a Tiger." After his jet crashes during the Korean War, an Air Force pilot suffering post-traumatic stress flashbacks meets the family of his navigator, who was killed in the crash, and finds himself falling for his friend's widow. White titled self wrappers, noted as CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE on the front wrapper, dated November 3, 1958, with credits for actors June Allyson, Jeff Chandler, Sandra Dee, and other cast members. 118 leaves, with last page of text numbered REEL 5AB PAGE 11. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.

Vintage publicity studio still photograph from the 1959 film, showing June Allyson and Jeff Chandler. Printed mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1951 novel "And Ride a Tiger." After his jet crashes during the Korean War, an Air Force pilot suffering post-traumatic stress flashbacks meets the family of his navigator, who was killed in the crash, and finds himself falling for his friend's widow. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good, with dampstaining on the top right corner and a small bruise affecting the collation number on the recto.

Draft script for an unproduced film. An American widower living in Rome works as a hair scout to pay off his debts to a wigmaker. He is told to go to the small town of Astoli and buy the hair of a young handicapped woman. Instead he falls in love with her, and cannot bring himself to persuade her to shave and sell her hair, despite the great price it would fetch. Set in Italy. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for screenwriters John Reinhardt and Peter Berneis. 128 leaves, with last page of text numbered 128. Carbon typescript, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two gold brads.

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. A collection of 16 items relating to the 1948 Selznick film adaptation of Robert Nathan's 1940 novel *Portrait of Jennie*, consisting of twelve mimeographed typescripts, three typescript carbon copies, and one mimeographed circular letter. Quarto and large quarto. Most scripts are brad bound, two are stapled, with mimeographed covers. A few brads have some light rust, one large quarto has a few short tears at the cover edges, near fine. One of the great melodramas directed by William Dieterle and starring Jennifer Jones as the ghostly muse of Joseph Cotton, also featuring Ethel Barrymore and Lillian Gish. Final credits for the screenplay included Leonardo Bercovici (adaptation), Peter Berneis and Paul Osborn. Highlights from the collection include two treatments (of the first and "2nd Typing" dated May 18 and July 16, 1946), together with four screenplays attributed solely to Berneis, consisting of the "First Temporary Draft" (October 29, 1946), "Final Shooting Script" (January 24, 1947), "Revised Final Shooting Script" (February 4, 1947), and one additional copy "Revised March 12, 1947". Also included are three variant draft screenplays attributed solely to Osborn (each issued with a different date in June, 1947); an undated 3pp. synopsis from Paul MacNamara, Director of Publicity; a script of "Retakes, Added Scenes, Narration, Wild Lines" from June 26, 1948; a combined continuity script prepared by Sidney G. Samuels from March, 1949; and a later "Combined 16mm Continuity on Portrait of Jennie" from May 16, 1961. A comprehensive accumulation of detailed primary source material for the film. A detailed list of all 16 items is available.