THE ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE

HOWARD BROWNE

Published by THE CORMAN COMPANY, 1966

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THE RED COLORED OVERSIZE PRINTED COVERS BY THE CORMAN COMPANY ARE NOTED AS THE PROPERTY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY - FOX FILM CORPORATION. THIS IS THE FINAL REVISED ORIGINAL MOVIE SCRIPT IN PRINTED RED STIFF PAPER WITH A THREE RING BRAD BINDER. THE SIGNATURES OF MOVIE STAR JASON ROBARDS WHO PLAYED THE ROLE OF AL CAPONE AND THE SCREEN WRITER HOWARD BROWNE ARE BOTH ON THE TITLE PAGE. THE SCREEN ADAPTION OF ONE OF CHICAGO'S MOST NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL EVENTS OF THE CAPONE ERA, THE MACHINE GUN MURDER OF SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE RIVAL BUGS MORAN GANG IN A CARTAGE COMPANY GARAGE ON NORTH CLARK STREET IN CHICAGO ON FEBRUARY 14, 1929. THIS MOVIE WAS PORTRAYED AS A SEMI-DOCUMENTARY AND RECEIVED MIXED REVIEWS BUT IT IS CITED AS ONE OF THE BETTER AL CAPONE MOVIES. INCLUDED IS A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING FROM THE CHICAGOS SUNN-TIMES OF FEBRUARY 13, 2004 THAT IS TITLED "A VALENTINE'S OFFER YOU COULD REFUSE" WITH A SUB-TITLE "'MAN SELLING BRICKS FROM NOTORIOUS SCENE OF 1929 MASSACRE." THE ARTICLE HAS FIVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MURDER SCENE AND PHOTOS OF AL CAPONE AND BUGS MORAN. INCLUDED IN THIS SALE IS AN ARTICLE BY WILLIAM BRASHLER THAT IS FROM CHICAGO MAGAZINE OF FEBRUARY, 1979 , THE sT. vALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE OCCURRED 50 YEARS EARLIER. THE ARTICLE IS TITLED "CAPONE'S LEADEN VALENTINE. " THERE IS A PHOTO OF THE MURDER SCENE.

Seller Inventory # 001252

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE
• Publisher: THE CORMAN COMPANY
• Publication Date: 1966
• Language: English
• Binding: STIFF PAPER WRAPPERS
• Edition: LIMITED EDITION.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • CHICAGO
  • CAPONE
  • AMERICANA