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Juke Girl (Original screenplay for the 1942 film, presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald)
by Ronald Reagan, Ann Sheridan (starring); Curtis Bernhardt (director); A.I. Bezzerides, Kenneth Gamet (screenwriters)
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About This Item
N.p.: N.p., 1941. Final script for the 1942 film. Presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. Eight reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the pages.
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), "Humoresque" (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).
In Florida, during the Great Depression, a migrant farm worker and his girlfriend become involved in a labor organizing effort, leading to consternation and violence in the tight-knit community.
Bound in beige cloth with orange leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Distribution page present, with receipt intact, noted as FINAL and dated 10/3/41. Title page present, with credits for director Curtis Bernhardt and screenwriters A.I. Bezzerides and Kenneth Gamet. 178 leaves, with last page of text numbered 162. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with pink and blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 10/9/41 and 1/24/42. Pages Near Fine, binding Very Good plus, moderately worn, and foxed on the cloth.
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), "Humoresque" (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).
In Florida, during the Great Depression, a migrant farm worker and his girlfriend become involved in a labor organizing effort, leading to consternation and violence in the tight-knit community.
Bound in beige cloth with orange leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Distribution page present, with receipt intact, noted as FINAL and dated 10/3/41. Title page present, with credits for director Curtis Bernhardt and screenwriters A.I. Bezzerides and Kenneth Gamet. 178 leaves, with last page of text numbered 162. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with pink and blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 10/9/41 and 1/24/42. Pages Near Fine, binding Very Good plus, moderately worn, and foxed on the cloth.
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- Seller
- Royal Books, Inc.
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 161254
- Title
- Juke Girl (Original screenplay for the 1942 film, presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald)
- Author
- Ronald Reagan, Ann Sheridan (starring); Curtis Bernhardt (director); A.I. Bezzerides, Kenneth Gamet (screenwriters)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- N.p.
- Place of Publication
- N.p.
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- Film Scripts | Great Depression | Producers | 1940s Cinema | Presentation Scripts | Mystery and Crime | Social Justice, Radical, and Proletarian Interest
- Bookseller catalogs
- Film Scripts; Mystery and Crime; 1940s Cinema; Producers; Presentation Scripts;
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We are an open shop located in the midtown section of Baltimore. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. We are open 10AM-6PM EST, Monday through Friday. You may email an order at any time, 24 hours a day.
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