victor mclaglen (12 Ergebnisse)

Illustrated paper cover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 16pp. Cast, story and stills from the 1939 movie.

Illustrated paper cover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 16pp. Cast, story and stills from the 1939 movie.

Original double sided triptych souvenir theatre programme opening to 11'' x 9''. In Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

Vintage publicity photograph of Robert Cummings and Sigrid Gurie from the 1939 film, with a 1939 date stamp, a provenance stamp, and a mimeo snipe on the verso. 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. Sigrid Gurie stars as the wife of Basil Rathbone, an unscrupulous business man imprisoned in a South American penal colony for bank fraud, who travels to Rio de Janeiro to arrange for his escape, only to fall in love with American engineer, Robert Cummings. Crazed, Rathbone escapes, and seeks to kill Cummings. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Lyons, Death on the Cheap US. Spicer US.

Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1939 film. A prison warden must decide between keeping a huge lot of stolen goods and saving a man from the electric chair. Tall yellow titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as production No. 1032, with credits for director Arthur Lubin and actors Victor McLaglen and Jackie Cooper. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads at the top edge.

Vintage portrait photograph of Basil Rathbone in character, from the 1939 film. 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. Sigrid Gurie stars as the wife of Basil Rathbone, an unscrupulous business man imprisoned in a South American penal colony for bank fraud, who travels to Rio de Janeiro to arrange for his escape, only to fall in love with American engineer, Robert Cummings. Crazed, Rathbone escapes and seeks to kill Cummings. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with a small closed tear to the bottom right. Grant US. Lyons, Death on the Cheap US. Spicer US.

Final script for the 1934 film, here under the working title "The Man Who Broke His Heart," with an annotation in manuscript pencil, and Paramount "Return to Story Dept.," "Master File," and "File Copy" stamps on front wrapper. Script written prior to casting Dorothy Dell, whose "Cast" page lists all principal actors except Dell. Script divided into sequences, as was customary for the period. Two stokers, "Turk" (Victor McLaglen) and Como Murphy (Preston Foster), who is fleeing the law, aboard the freighter "The Coyote" are unknowingly in love with the same girl, "Toy," (Dell) who lives above "Mother Bright's," the toughest saloon on the lawless, waterfront 'Barbary Coast' district of San Francisco. Dell's debut, a rapidly rising star who would tragically die at nineteen in an auto accident, three months after the release of "Wharf Angel's." Set in the 'Barbary Coast' district, San Francisco. Tall self wrappers, dated December 26, 1933, rubber-stamped production No. 1988, with credits for screenwriters Samuel Hoffenstein and Frank Partos, dialogue Stephen Morehouse Avery, playwright Frederick Schlick, associate producer Albert Lewis, and directors Wm. Cameron Menzies and George Somnes. 138 leaves, with last page of text numbered F-8. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, front wrapper separated, saddle-stapled with three staples.

Revised Final Draft script for the 1935 film. With manuscript pencil annotations indicating removed scenes. A mercenary is hired to kidnap the young heir to the throne of a small European country for the prince's own safety. Green titled wrappers, noted as REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped production No. 1642, dated SEPT. 24, 1935. Distribution page present, with receipt intact, rubber-stamped copy No. 130. Title page present, dated September 24, 1935, with credits for screenwriters Gene Fowler and Howard Ellis Smith, and story credit to Damon Runyon. 149 leaves, with last page of text numbered 146. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated September 27, 1935. Pages Very Good plus, front wrapper Poor (dry and detached to the right of the brads), rear wrapper Very Good and intact, bound with three gold brads.

Draft script for the 1935 film. In a custom quarter leather clamshell box. The second of two films based on Liam O'Flaherty's 1925 novel, the first being Arthur Robison's 1929 British feature, about a former Republic Army member during the Irish War of Independence, who turns in one of his comrades to the British in order to use the bounty money to book passage to America for himself and his girlfriend, who has been forced into prostitution. Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Actor for McLaglen, nominated for two others, including Best Picture. Screenwriter Dudley Nichols became the first person to decline an Academy Award, when his refused his Oscar due to an ongoing dispute between the Screen Writers Guild and the Academy, though he would eventually claim it three years later. Detached green wrappers, noting the title, screenwriter and director on the spine in manuscript ink. Title page integral with first page of text, with credits for screenwriter Nichols and novelist O'Flaherty. 105 leaves, with last page of text numbered 105. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good, side-stapled. National Film Registry.

Two vintage black-and-white reference studio still photographs from the set of the 1935 film. Based on the 1921 play "Frisco Kate" by West. Here seen under the title "Klondike Lou." Shown in one photo are Mae West and director Raoul Walsh looking over a script. In the other, they are joined by 1935 heavyweight boxing champion, who was visiting the set. With mimeograph snipes (variously affixed and printed) to the verso of each photo. One photo has Spanish translation tipped on and "Sintonia" (Spanish agency) stamp to the verso as well. A woman accidentally kills her landlord in self defense while he attempts to murder her, then escapes on a steamer to Nome, Alaska. She takes on the identity of a nun who dies en route, giving the censors quite a lot to work with. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage press photograph from the 1926 silent film, showing director Raoul Walsh posing with actors Barry Norton, Leslie Fenton, Edmund Lowe, Dolores del Rio, Victor McLaglen, and others on the set. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. During World War I, a US Marine sergeant finds his budding relationship with a French innkeeper's daughter threatened by the arrival of his romantic rival, a fellow Marine sergeant. The first Fox film to use the studio's new Movietone sound system, and the first film ever to use "special effects" as a credit. Set in France. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly edgeworn, with adhesive residue on the verso.

Two vintage oversize double weight photographs from the 1935 film. The second of two films based on Liam O'Flaherty's 1925 novel, the first being Arthur Robison's 1929 British feature, about a former Republic Army member during the Irish War of Independence, who turns in one of his comrades to the British in order to use the bounty money to book passage to America for himself and his girlfriend, who has been forced into prostitution. Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Actor for Victor McLaglen, nominated for two others, including Best Picture. Screenwriter Dudley Nichols became the first person to decline an Academy Award, when his refused his Oscar due to an ongoing dispute between the Screen Writers Guild and the Academy, though he would eventually claim it three years later. 11 x 14 inches with irregular margins. Near Fine. National Film Registry.