Daniel fuchs novel (5 resultados)

Draft script for an unproduced play. Based on the 1937 novel by Daniel Fuchs, about a small-town racketeer who suffers a mental breakdown when his turf is threatened by a ruthless, sinister gangster. The novel was later adapted into the 1947 film noir "The Gangster," with a screenplay written by Fuchs and Dalton Trumbo. Set in the fictional boardwalk town of Neptune Beach, Brooklyn. Tan titled wrappers, with a sticker for Rialto Service Bureau Typing and Mimeographing on the front wrapper. Title page present, with credits for playwright Allen Boretz and novelist Daniel Fuchs. 149 leaves, with last page of text numbered 3-2-33. Mimeograph duplication on onionskin stock, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with three gold brads.…

Two vintage US lobby cards for the 1957 film. One with a brief manuscript ink annotation to the border noting the name of screenwriter Daniel Fuchs. Based on James M. Cain's 1951 short story "The Modern Cinderella," following a young American who moves to Munich and begins an affair with a married symphony conductor. Set in Munich and shot on location in Salzburg, Austria and Munich, Germany. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus, with light toning to the edges and overall fading and even toning.…

Vintage US lobby card from the 1947 film noir. With a few brief annotations to the verso. Based on the 1937 novel, following a small-town racketeer who suffers a mental breakdown when his turf is threatened by a ruthless, sinister gangster. Set in the fictional boardwalk town of Neptune Beach, Brooklyn. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good, with a two-inch tear to the top edge and light toning, and two tape reinforcements to the top and bottom edges of the verso. …

Vintage US lobby card for the 1948 film noir, here under the alternate title "The Scar." With brief manuscript annotations to the verso. Based on the 1946 novel, wherein a desperate con man on the run from the mob goes into hiding by impersonating a psychiatrist, unaware that the doctor has his own debts to pay. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus, with light toning to the edges, and a tiny closed tear to the bottom edge. Grant US. Selby US. Selby Masterwork. Selby Canon. Spicer US. Silver and Ward US.…

Four vintage reference photographs and four vintage keybook photographs from the 1949 film. Four keybook photographs with mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. Based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Don Tracy. A man returns home hoping to repair his relationship with his ex-wife, only to find she is now married to the head of a crime syndicate. Set in Los Angeles, CA, shot on location in Long Beach and Los Angeles, CA. 8 x 10 inches. Keybook photographs and three reference photographs Very Good plus. One reference photo Very Good, with creasing and a small tear at the margin in the bottom left corner. Grant US. Godard, Histoires du cinema. Lee, The Heist Film. Penzler 101. Selby US. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.…