Document Boldly Signed

Buck, Pearl S.

Published by New York, 1942

About this Item

("Pearl S. Buck") in dark blue fountain pen ink on Loew's letterhead, New York, April 17, 1942. Also signed by witness, Bliss Ananes and by New York Notary Public Milton C. Rose on April 21, 1942, with notary blindstamp. 13" x 8 1/2", 2 pages (recto and verso), with rubberstamped "Contract Office File Copy." Contract for motion picture rights to her novel "Dragon Seed." "Dragon Seed" was released by MGM in 1944, directed by Jack Conway, starring Katharine Hepburn, Walter Huston, Turhan Bey, Hurd Hatfield, Frances Rafferty, Agnes Moorehead and J. Carol Naish. The film received two Academy Award nominations. Exteriors for the film were shot in Calabasas, north of Los Angeles, and in Los Angeles' Chinatown district. During filming, Buck visited the set of "Dragon Seed" and gave her approval to the production. Although some critics consider "Dragon Seed" a sequel to "The Good Earth", its characters and story line are unrelated to the earlier film. Many Asian actors who appeared in "Dragon Seed" also appeared in "The Good Earth". Seller Inventory # 500069

Bibliographic Details

Title: Document Boldly Signed

Publisher: New York

Publication Date: 1942

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)