Berneis Peter Robert Nathan (3 results)
Portrait of Jennie (Original Post-production Trailer Dialogue and Cutting Continuity script for the 1948 film)
Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones (starring); William Dieterle (director); Robert Nathan (novel); Peter Berneis (screenwriter)
Published by Selznick International Pictures, Los Angeles 1949
- Softcover
- Manuscript
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerDialogue 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.
More images[Archive]: A Collection of Screenplays and Associated Scripts for William Dieterle's Classic 1948 Film "Portrait of Jennie"
BERNEIS, Peter and Paul Osborn, screenwriters; Robert Nathan (novel); William Dieterle (director)
Published by Vanguard Films; Selznick International Studio, Culver City, California 1961
- Softcover
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: 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.
Published by Los Angeles Vanguard Films 1947 1947
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, U.S.A.James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerOriginal 150 page revised final draft shooting script with color rewrite pages dated February 4, 1947 for the film Portrait of Jennie by Peter Berneis, based on the novella by Robert Nathan. Bradbound in studio covers. Very good copy with two small pieces to the edges of the front cover and with some minor spotting to the covers…. The acclaimed motion picture Portrait of Jennie was directed by William Dieterle, starring Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, Cecil Kellaway, and David Wayne, and was produced by David O. Selznick. The film won an Oscar for Best Cinematography - Black & White.
