Ruby Keeler Jane Wyman Lee (1 results)
More imagesPublished by N.p., N.p. 1936
- Hardcover
- Manuscript
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFinal script for the 1937 film. Specially bound copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the front board. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films, including "Mildred Pierce" (1945), "Humo…resque" (1946), "Key Largo" (1948), and "Flamingo Road" (1949). In the 1950s he moved to Twentieth Century-Fox, and was the producer there for "An Affair to Remember" (1957), "Peyton Place" (1957), and "Sons and Lovers" (1960). A musical comedy about two songwriters seeking to cast a British star in their latest theatrical production. Best remembered for its legendary dance sequence on an oversized typewriter for the film's finale. Ruby Keeler's last film with Warner Brothers, and the final screen appearance of Ross Alexander, who committed suicide shortly before the film's completion. Bound in full red leather, with gilt titles on the spine and front board. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. Title page integral with the distribution page, dated 9/1/36, noted as FINAL. 148 leaves, with last page of text numbered 146. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Fine, binding Near Fine.
