Dean Riesner Screenwriter (3 results)

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film. Based on the true story of a US Air Force mission in 1948 and 1949. Air Force men who served during the Berlin Airlift use those same skills to deliver barrels of hay to animals dying from starvation and freezing temperatures in Nevada after 18 blizzards hit in just one month. Set in and shot on location in Ely, Nevada. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Second Revised Final script for the 1957 film. Director Michael Curtiz's Specially bound copy, in tan leather with gilt titles and Curtiz's name at the bottom right corner of the front board. A highly fictionalized portrayal of the life and career of Prohibition era torch singer/actress Helen Morgan. This film marked Curtiz's return to Warner Bros since leaving in 1954 due to a salary dispute. Ever since Morgan's death Warner Bros wanted to make a film biography though struggled to find an actress and continuously in development. Working titles included, "Why Was I Born?," "Both Ends of the Candle" and as printed in this copy, "The Jazz Age." Many female actresses auditioned including Doris Day who rejected due to her squeaky clean image. Blyth was chosen for her dramatic ability even though her singing voice was akin to Morgan's. Gogi Grant would supply the singing voice dubbed over Blyth. Set in New York, shot on location in Burbank, CA. Brown leather covered boards, titles in gilt. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. Title page present, dated 1/29/57, with credits for screenwriter Nelson Gidding. 130 leaves, with last page of text numbered 124. Mimeograph duplication, with blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 2/6/57 and 3/8/57. Pages Near Fine, binding Very Good plus.…

Vintage borderless studio press photograph from the set of the 1971 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. Clint Eastwood's directorial debut, after decades as an actor, a second career that would garner him two Best Director Oscars, for Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004), and two more nominations, for Mystic River (2003) and Letters from Iwo Jima (2006). Set in and shot on location in California. 7.5 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine, light score along top edge, light edgewear. Clover, "Men, Women, and Chainsaws." Spicer US Neo-Noir. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Grant US.…