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The Damned Don’t Cry [The Victim] (Original screenplay for the 1950 film noir, presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald)

Joan Crawford, David Brian, Steve Cochran, Kent Smith (starring); Vincent Sherman (director); Harold Medford, Jerome Weidman (screenwriters); Gertrude Walker (novel) Revised Final Draft script for the 1950 film, seen here under the working title "The Victim." Presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. 13 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). Based on Gertrude Walker's 1950 story, "Case History," in turn loosely based on the real-life relationship between Bugsy Siegel and Virginia Hill, about a woman's involvement with the members of an organized crime circuit. Bound in green cloth with dark green quarter leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Title page present, undated, with credits for screenwriters Jerome Weidman and Harold Medford. 158 leaves, with last page of text numbered 146. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 10/6/49 and 1/5/50. Pages Near Fine, binding Near Fine. Grant US. Selby Canon. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US.
  • $2,750
  • $2,750
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It Should Happen to You [A Name for Herself] (Original screenplay for the 1954 film, presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald)

Judy Holliday, Peter Lawford, Jack Lemmon (starring); George Cukor (director); Garson Kanin (screenwriter) Final Draft script for the 1954 film, seen here under the working title "A Name for Herself." Presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. 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). A young woman finds herself famous overnight after she appears on six billboards through an advertising fluke. An early appearance by Jack Lemmon, then best known for his work in television. Set and shot on location in New York. Bound in light blue cloth with navy quarter leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Title page present, dated May 9, 1953, noted as Final Draft, with credit for screenwriter Garson Kanin. 146 leaves, with last page of text numbered "141 and 142". Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock, rectos only, with blue and yellow revision pages throughout, dated variously between May 15 and June 17, 1953. Pages Fine, binding Near Fine.
  • $2,250
  • $2,250
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Gold Diggers [Golddiggers] in Paris (Original screenplay for the 1938 film, presentation copy belonging to story writer Jerry Wald)

Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane, Hugh Herbert (starring); Ray Enright, Busby Berkeley (directors); Warren Duff, Earl Baldwin, Felix Ferry, Sig Herzig, Peter Milne (screenwriters) Final script for the 1938 film. Presentation copy belonging to story writer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the front board. 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). The fifth and last film in Warner Brothers' series of successful and gorgeously choreographed "Gold Digger" films. Dance sequences directed by Busby Berkeley. Set in Paris, shot on location in Paris and New York. Bound in red cloth, with red quarter leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine and front board. Title page integral with distribution page, dated 1/4/38, noted as FINAL, with a Warner Story Department stamp. 155 leaves, with last page of text numbered 139. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, variously dated 1/27/38 through 3/24/38. Pages Near Fine, binding Near Fine.
  • $2,250
  • $2,250
From Here to Eternity (Original screenplay for the 1953 film

From Here to Eternity (Original screenplay for the 1953 film, presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald)

James Jones (novel); Fred Zinneman (director), Daniel Taradash (screenwriter), Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, and Frank Sinatra (starring) Revised Final Draft script for the 1953 film. Presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. Annotations in manuscript pencil on three leaves, noting substantive changes. 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). Based on the 1951 novel by James Jones. The scene is Schofield Army Barracks in Honolulu, in the languid days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, where James Jones' acclaimed war novel brings the aspirations and frustrations of several people sharply into focus. Every story in the film is riveting, but no words can do justice to the its most famous scene, the nocturnal romantic rendezvous on the beach, with Burt Lancaster's and Deborah Kerr's bodies intertwined as the waves crash over them. Winner of eight Academy Awards, and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set and shot on location in Hawaii. Bound in light blue cloth with navy quarter leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Title page present, dated February 23, 1953, noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT, with credits for screenwriter Daniel Taradash. 177 leaves, with last page of text numbered 167. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with rainbow revision pages throughout, dated variously between February 5 and April 2, 1953. Pages about Fine, binding Very Good plus, with front board slightly warped.
  • $6,500
  • $6,500
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Humoresque (Original screenplay for the 1946 film noir, presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald)

Revised Final script for the 1946 film noir. Presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine and his last name in manuscript pencil on the first blank. 13 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). Based on the 1919 short story by Fannie Hurst, about a neurotic socialite who becomes obsessed with a celebrated classical violinist who was raised in the slums. Previously filmed in 1920, directed by Frank Borzage and starring Gaston Glass and Vera Gordon. Set in New York and California, shot on location in Malibu and Laguna Beach, and New York City. Bound in beige cloth with tan quarter leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Distribution page present, noted as Revised Final, with receipt removed. Title page present, dated December 15, 1945, with credits for screenwriters Clifford Odets and Zachary Gold. 178 leaves, with last page of text numbered 144. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, numbered variously between 12/19/45 and 3/20/46. Pages Near Fine, binding Very Good plus, lightly soiled. Grant US. Selby US. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.