Malvin Wald Screenwriter (4 results)

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film noir. A young, recently engaged woman is raped by a man working at her job. She tries to run away from her life but cannot outrun her trauma. Shot on location in Marysville, California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, with a small chip missing at the bottom right corner. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US. Grant US.…

First Draft script for an unproduced television series. Based on Upton Sinclair's 1944 novel "Presidential Agent," the fifth novel in his Lanny Budd series. Lanny Budd was the only son of a major American arms dealer who actions have the power to affect global decisions. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated December 1961, with credits for producer, director John Goetz, and screenwriter Malvin Wald. 78 leaves, with last page of text numbered 58. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads.…

Early First Draft Continuity script for the 1942 film, thirteen months before the beginning of the production (according to the AFI Catalog), by screenwriter Tom Reed. Front wrapper contains annotation of "Legal Dept." in manuscript ink on upper right margin and ."3" amending "2152" stamp, a Twentieth Century Fox "Received" stamp, dated "Nov 12 40," and "Permanent Legal Records," production number "574," and copy number "7" stamps. Laid in is a four page mimeograph duplicated letter, dated December 10, 1940, on a Twentieth Century-Fox interoffice form, from Darryl Zanuck, who was in charge of the production, to Lou Edelman, who was originally assigned to produce, of suggestions and criticisms to a December 6, 1940 treatment of the script. Front page of letter contains two annotations in manuscript pencil, and "Permanent Legal Records" and production number "2152" stamps. Congress reestablishes a military academy at West Point, lead by a strict commander (Laird Cregar) who pushes the young men in hopes of breaking their spirits. After a grueling trial, the remaining ten men are sent to the Indiana territory to fight with General William Henry Harrison (Douglass Dumbrille). Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Set in West Point, NY. Orange titled wrappers, noted as FIRST DRAFT CONTINUITY on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 7 and production No. 547, dated NOV. 11. 1940. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. Title page present, dated November 11, 1940, noted as 1st Draft Continuity, with credits for screenwriter Tom Reed and story credit for Malvin Wald. 170 leaves, with last page of text numbered 165. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with three gold brads. Letter, 8.5 x 11 inches. Near Fine.…

Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 Italian film, one showing Maria Rohm having her ankle caressed by Dennis Price, the other showing Rohm standing alone. Not to be confused with the Massimo Dallamano film from the same year. A jazz trumpeter discovers a beautiful corpse washed up on a beach. Hours later, a woman who looks exactly like the corpse arrives at the door of his apartment. The original Italian release was heavily edited by distributors at American International, and due to censors in Italy seizing the original prints, the American cut is most often seen today. Set in Istanbul. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…