John Ball Novel (5 results)
In the Heat of the Night (Original screenplay for the 1967 film)
[African American Interest] [Film scripts] Norman Jewison (director); John Ball (novel); Stirling Silliphant (screenwriter); Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant (starring)
Published by The Mirisch Corporation, Los Angeles, 1966
- Softcover
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerRevised First Draft script for the 1967 film. Laid in is a Call Sheet from the production, dated Tuesday, November 29, 1966. Based on John Ball's 1965 novel. An African American police detective from Philadelphia is recruited to help solve a murder in a small, bigoted Mississippi town. Winner of five Academy Awards including Bes…t Picture and Best Actor for Rod Steiger, nominated for two others. After the success of the film version, the characters were developed further for a police procedural television series in 1988, developed by James Lee Barrett, and starring Carroll O'Connor and Howard Rollins, which aired on NBC, then CBS, from 1988 to 1995. Set in the fictional town of Sparta, Mississippi, and shot largely on location in Illinois. Poitier insisted the movie be filmed in the North because of a 1964 incident in Mississippi, in which he and Harry Belafonte had been run off the road and almost killed by Klansmen while in the state to support the SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee). Goldenrod titled wrappers, noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 84, dated July 1, 1966. Title page present, dated July 1, 1966, noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT, with credits for screenwriter Stirliing Silliphant. 134 leaves, with last page of text numbered 140. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue, pink, and white revision pages throughout, dated variously between 7/27/66 and 8/10/66. Pages with damp stain on top right of last several pages, else Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads. Call Sheet, 8.5 x 14 inches, folded horizontally. Near Fine National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 959. Penzler, 101 Greatest Films of Mystery and Suspense.
In the Heat of the Night (Original photograph of Warren Oates on the set of the 1967 film)
Warren Oates, Sidney Poitier, Rod Stieger, Lee Grant (starring); Norman Jewison (director); John Ball (novel); Stirling Silliphant (screenwriter)
Published by N.p., N.p., 1967
- Photo
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage borderless photograph from the 1967 film, showing Warren Oates on the set. Based on John Ball's 1965 novel. An African-American police detective from Philadelphia is recruited to help solve a murder in a small, bigoted Mississippi town. The film dealt skillfully with the topic of race relations in the South during the Ci…vil Rights movement, and included a controversial scene in which a white actor, Larry Gates, slaps Poitier in the face, at which point Poitier slaps him right back. It was said you could determine the racial makeup of a theater by their verbal reaction to the scene: cheers for a predominantly Black audience, or whispers for a predominantly white one. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture, and nominated for two others. Though set in the fictional town of Sparta, Mississippi, Poitier refused to travel below the Mason-Dixon Line, so the film was shot largely in Illinois. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. National Film Registry. Penzler 101.
In the Heat of the Night (Original photograph from the 1967 film)
Norman Jewison (director); John Ball (novel); Stirling Silliphant (screenwriter); Sidney Poitier, Rod Stieger, Lee Grant, Warren Oates (starring)
Published by United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1967
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage reference photograph from the 1967 film. United Artists stamp on the verso. Based on John Ball's 1965 novel. An African American police detective from Philadelphia is recruited to help solve a murder in a small, bigoted Mississippi town. The film dealt skillfully with the topic of race relations in the South during the C…ivil Rights movement, and included a controversial scene in which a white actor, Larry Gates, slaps Poitier in the face, at which point Poitier slaps him right back. It was said you could determine the racial makeup of a theater by their verbal reaction to the scene: cheers for a predominantly Black audience, or whispers for a predominantly white one. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture, and nominated for two others. Though set in the fictional town of Sparta, Mississippi, Poitier refused to travel below the Mason-Dixon Line, so the film was shot largely in Illinois. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Penzler 101.
More imagesIn the Heat of the Night (Eight original slides and transparencies from the 1967 film)
Norman Jewison (director); John Ball (novel); Stirling Silliphant (screenwriter); Sidney Poitier, Rod Stieger, Lee Grant, Warren Oates (starring)
Published by United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1967
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerCollection including four vintage slides and four vintage color transparencies from the 1967 film. Based on John Ball's 1965 novel. An African American police detective from Philadelphia is recruited to help solve a murder in a small, bigoted Mississippi town. The film dealt skillfully with the topic of race relations in the Sou…th during the Civil Rights movement, and included a controversial scene in which a white actor, Larry Gates, slaps Poitier in the face, at which point Poitier slaps him right back. It was said you could determine the racial makeup of a theater by their verbal reaction to the scene: cheers for a predominantly Black audience, or whispers for a predominantly white one. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture, and nominated for two others. Though set in the fictional town of Sparta, Mississippi, Poitier refused to travel below the Mason-Dixon Line, so the film was shot largely in Illinois. Transparencies 4 x 5 inches, slides 2 x 2 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Penzler 101.
More imagesIn the Heat of the Night (Three original photographs from the set of the 1967 film)
Norman Jewison (director); John Ball (novel); Stirling Silliphant (screenwriter); Sidney Poitier, Rod Stieger, Lee Grant, Warren Oates (starring)
Published by United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1967
- Photo
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerThree vintage borderless black-and-white photographs taken on the set of the 1967 film: (1) director Norman Jewison sitting alone, (2) Jewison directing Rod Stieger, and (3) Jewison directing a key early scene featuring actors Arthur Malet, Sidney Poitier, and Rod Steiger. With manuscript ink annotations regarding layout on the…verso. From the collection of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on John Ball's 1965 novel. An African American police detective from Philadelphia is recruited to help solve a murder in a small, bigoted Mississippi town. The film dealt skillfully with the topic of race relations in the South during the Civil Rights movement, and included a controversial scene in which a white actor, Larry Gates, slaps Poitier in the face, at which point Poitier slaps him right back. It was said you could determine the racial makeup of a theater by their verbal reaction to the scene: cheers for a predominantly Black audience, or whispers for a predominantly white one. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture, and nominated for two others. Though set in the fictional town of Sparta, Mississippi, Poitier refused to travel below the Mason-Dixon Line, so the film was shot largely in Illinois. One photograph 7.5 x 10 inches, one photograph 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Penzler 101.
