Sid Colin Talbot Rothwell (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original Sid Colin & Talbot Rothwell Manuscript titled "Operation Paradise". The play is complete being title pages, followed by 112 pages of script, held together in a binder. It it printed, but has a small additional section which has been hand typed (shown in the third from last photo) and some of the page numbers are also typed. It was great fun to read and has a sort of "Carry On" film feel to it, which is hardly surprising because Sid Colin & Talbot Rothwell went on to write "Carry On Spying", released in 1964. The play concerns an English regiment sent to "Darawa", an overseas "Paradise Island" to keep peace and it mainly describes the goings-on of three members of the regiment and their overbearing Sergeant Major. It has some wonderful comedy scenes, such as when a bomb is thrown into their room and how they incompetently deal with it, or when one of them has to dress up as a woman from the hareem and yes, or course people mistake him for a woman and fancy him! I'm not sure of the date, it seems to be set in the late 40s or 50s with references to Marilyn Monroe and actors from this era and a joke about Gilbert Harding (died 1960), but his name has then been changed by hand to Harold Wilson, so possibly the play was written in the 1950s, but sent around the agents in the 1960s? I'm not sure if the play was ever performed or who the performers were. There is a partly removed label to the front that looks like the play was going to be called "We're all in this Together". There are a lot of great scenes in the play, which you would expect from Sid and Talbot, I particularly like this bit when it seems that the Sergeant Major Burke has deserted (he's actually been kidnapped): "GEORGE: A Deserter! GREEN: Fraid so. Not like Burke, I know - but strange things happen to men out East. Heat. Women. Dope. GEORGE: Oh, I'd never have called the sergeant major a dope, sir. GREEN: He's probably gone native. It happens, you know. I remember when I was stationed at Aldershot a fellow went native. Vanished into thin air! The air's very thin at Aldershot, you know. GUS: Was he caught, sir? GREEN: Oh yes of course. Found him eventually running a snack bar in Purley. Quite reasonable prices too." Condition: Browning, occasional slight edge wear or creasing. Sid Colin (1915-1989) was a talented English scriptwriter working for radio, television and cinema. He created successful TV programmes such as 'The Army Game' and 'Up-Pompeii'. Colin occasionally collaborated with fellow comedy writer Talbot Rothwell, notably co-writing the film 'Carry On Spying'. During his career he wrote for many of the biggest stars such as; Frankie Howerd, Peter Sellers, Hattie Jacques, Max Bygraves, Sid James and many others. In 1968, he was appointed Head of Light Entertainment at Yorkshire Television.

Three vintage black-and-white borderless double weight reference photographs Julie Ege, taken as test shots for the 1971 film. Ege is shown sitting in cloth folding chair with her name on it, in various positions designed to hide her breasts as unsuccessfully as possible. Ege, an actress and model, is best known for this film, where she plays Voluptua, a Roman ruler. Additionally, she starred in Peter Yates' 1967 thriller "Robbery," two notable Hammer films, "Creatures the World Forgot" and "The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires," and as a Bond girl in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." She was also Miss Norway, a Miss Universe contestant, and a Penthouse Pet of the Month. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.