Alvin Rakoff COMEDY MAN Original screenplay for the 1964 film #142333

Description

The Comedy Man (Original screenplay for the 1964 film)
Author:
Alvin Rakoff (director); Douglas Hayes (author); Peter Yeldham (screenwriter); Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Dennis Price, Billie Whitelaw (starring)
Title:
The Comedy Man (Original screenplay for the 1964 film)
Publication:
Buckinghamshire: British Lion Film Corporation, 1964
Description:
Draft script for the 1964 film.
Based on the 1960 novel of the same title by Douglas Hayes. A middle-aged stage actor moves from a conservative life in the provinces to the very center of Swinging London and tries to revitalize his career by performing in commercials.
Set in London, shot on location there.
Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Peter Yeldham, and author Douglas Hayes. 129 leaves, with last page of text numbered 128. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads.
Seller ID:
142333
Subject:
1960s Cinema, British Cinema, Film Scripts, Swinging London
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Baltimore, MD
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