Ben Benson Novel (2 results)

Condition: Very Good. Original b/w film still photograph of Mamie Van Doren and William Campbell as they dine, in the film "Running Wild" (1955). British issue, with A rating and J. Arthur Rank logo inset. A rookie cop investigates an automobile chop-shop operated by juvenile delinquents who race hot rods. Mamie was prominently featured in most of the ad campaigns, and the soundtrack includes early rockers Bill Haley and the Comets. Based on Benson's "The Girl in the Cage." 7.75 x 10 inches, double weight. Very Good, light curl, tiny creases, light dampstain to one edge, small bruise to verso.…

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1955 film, showing actress Mamie Van Doren leaning against a jukebox. Based on Ben Benson's 1954 novel "Girl in the Cage," about an undercover cop working to stop an automobile theft ring run by teenagers. 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. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine.…