Language: English
Published by Mark 56 Records / A George Garabedian Production, Anaheim, Caifornia, 1975
Seller: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Not a book but a 12-inch, 33-1/3 rpm vinyl record, Mark 56 No. 707, near-mint vinyl in a near-mint cardboard jacket which has been opened but is still wearing ts original shrink-wrap. The 1951 Warner Brothers film -- completed by an uncredited Raoul Walsh after original director (and Broadway veteran) Bretaigne Windust fell ill -- also featured Zero Mostel, Everett Sloane, Ted De Corsia, and King Donovan. The film that first introduced most of the American public to the gangland terms "contract," "hit," and "finger man." Licensed "for home use only; not licensed for broadcast." Bogart's ADA Martin Ferguson was based on Burton Turkus, who led the prosecutions of several members of Brooklyn's Murder, Inc. gang. Turkus' book on the case (titled "Murder, Inc.," of course) was published at about the same time the film was released. Reduced from $16.
Trade Paperback. 20 pages. B/W illustrations. Film starring Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal and Ruth Roman. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy.