John Larkin Screenwriter (5 results)
The Man in the Trunk (Original photograph of Vivien Oakland from the 1942 film)
Malcolm St. Clair (director); John Larkin (screenwriter); Lynne Roberts, George Holmes, Raymond Walburn, J. Carrol Naish (starring)
Published by Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1942
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage reference photograph of actress Vivien Oakland from the 1942 film. The communicative ghost of a long-dead bookie seeks justice for his wrongful murder. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, with light edgewear and soil to the bottom right corner.
More imagesCharlie Chan at Treasure Island (Seven photographs from the re-release of the 1939 film)
Sidney Toler, Cesar Romero, Sally Blane (starring); Norman Foster (director); John Larkin (screenwriter)
Published by Warner Brothers see Notes, Burbank, CA
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerSeven vintage studio still photographs from the circa 1960s Warner Brothers-Seven Arts re-release of the 1939 film. Based on the detective novel series created by author Earl Derr Biggers. The 23rd installment in the long-running Charlie Chan film series, and the third film to feature actor Sidney Toler as the titular character.… Set in Honolulu and San Francisco. 10 x 8 inches. One with manuscript ink annotation to the bottom edge of the border, else Near Fine.
Mind Your Own Business (Original screenplay for the 1936 film)
Norman Z. McLeod (director); John Francis Larkin (story); Dore Schary (screenwriter); Charles Ruggles, Alice Brady, Lyle Talbot (starring)
Published by Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles, 1936
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- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerRelease Dialogue script for the 1936 film, with annotation in manuscript red pencil striking "Release" and replacing it with "Censorship," with one other annotation striking Paramount Pictures directives at bottom of front wrapper, in manuscript pencil. Two "Master File" stamps surrounding production number stamp "1177" on upper… right, and Paramount "File Copy" stamp on front wrapper. Script divided into eight reels. Nature reporter Orville Shanks' (Charles Ruggles) editor (Lyle Talbot), orders him to spice up his column "Our Wild Friends" by making it a gossip column, Orville's wife Melba (Alice Brady) does so using animals as cover for actual townsfolk, and the column becomes a hit. Self wrappers, noted as RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 23 and production No. 1177, with credits for screenwriter Dore Schary and story by John F. Larkin. 145 leaves, with last page of text numbered 8-13. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, bound with three gold brads.
News is Made at Night (Original photograph from the set of the 1939 film)
Alfred L. Werker (director); John Larkin (screenwriter); Preston Foster, George Barbier, Lynn Bari (starring)
Published by Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1939
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage photograph of director Alfred Werker and actors Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, George Barbier, and Russell Gleason on the set of the 1939 film. Printed description on the verso. Steve Drum (Preston Foster), a crusading newspaper editor helps free a man framed for a crime, and aids in finding the real culprit. Staff reporter…Maxine Thomas (Lynn Bari) goes along for the ride. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
More imagesMind Your Own Business (Original screenplay for the 1936 film)
Charles Ruggles, Alice Brady, Lyle Talbot (starring); Norman Z. McLeod (director); John Francis Larkin (story); Dore Schary (screenwriter)
Published by Major Pictures Corporation, Hollywood, 1936
- Softcover
- Signed
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerRevised Complete Draft script for the 1936 film, boldly signed by screenwriter Dore Schary in manuscript ink on title page. "Paramount Pictures" stamp with file number, "36117," and date entered, "12/29/36," annotated in manuscript ink, "Received Dec 21 P.M." stamp, and "Revised" and "Complete" stamps on front wrapper. Dore Scha…ry was an American playwright, director and producer for the stage, a prolific and noted screenwriter and producer in motion pictures from the 1930s to the 1960s, head of production at RKO and MGM in the 1940s, and would go on to become the president of MGM during the 1950s. He won an Academy Award for Best Screenplay with Eleanore Griffin in 1938, for "Boys Town," directed by Norman Taurog. Nature reporter Orville Shanks' (Charles Ruggles) editor (Lyle Talbot), orders him to spice up his column "Our Wild Friends" by making it a gossip column, Orville's wife Melba (Alice Brady) does so using animals as cover for actual townsfolk, and the column becomes a hit. Yellow titled wrappers, noted as REVISED COMPLETE on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 13, dated Sept. 16, 1936, with credits for screenwriter Dore Schary and story author John F. Larkin. Title page integral with first page. 141 leaves, with last page of text numbered 137. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.
