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Singin’ in the Rain is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O’Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell and Cyd Charisse. It offers a lighthearted depiction of Hollywood in the late 1920s, with the three stars portraying performers caught up in the transition from silent films to “talkies”.
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Academy First Award to Lennie Hayton for his score of the hit musical ”On the Town,” produced by MGM in 1949. The film starred Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly as sailors, and Ann Miller and Betty Garrett as their love interests. The number 517 and the copyright symbol are engraved into the film reel surface behind Oscar’s heels; the 1949 awards were the first year that the statues were numbered, starting with 501. The plaque across the front reads ”Academy First Award / To / Lennie Hayton / For The Scoring of the Musical Picture / ‘On The Town”’. The plaque on the reverse reads: ”Academy of / Motion Picture / Arts And Sciences / 1949”. The Dodge Manufacturing plaque near the bottom edge reads ”Manufactured under world rights granted / by Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences / To Dodge Inc. Trophies – Los Angeles California”. An LOA from Lena Horne’s daughter is also included in the lot (Lena Horne was married to Lennie Hayton). Gold-plated brittanium statue posing on a film reel stands 10.25” tall, 13.25” with base, made of spun brass measuring 5.25” in diameter. Statue weighs 6 lbs. 1.75 oz. The felt backing is present but has separated completely, and there are some very minimal flecks to the finish, else near fine. The gold lacquer finish remains brilliant. Sold for $128,540.
Marilyn Monroe’s personal copy of the unfinished 1962 film ”Something’s Got to Give,” abandoned after the star’s untimely death in 1962. In fact, most of the film’s completed footage remained unseen for many years. Monroe notoriously had missed a slew of shooting days due to a ”sinus infection” that disappeared at night, when she was photographed about town. This infuriated director George Cukor, and Twentieth Century-Fox went so far as to fire her on 11 June 1962 for missing 17 of the 30 shooting days. But, when co-star Dean Martin countered with, ”No Marilyn, no picture”, the studio relented and took her back, though she sadly died less than two months later. Script runs 161pp. long with 51 revised pages. Spine of script has the film’s title printed in black lettering with the date ”March 29, 1962.” Cover has ”Final / Confidential / For Planning Purposes Only” printed on it, as well as, ”Something’s Got to Give / March 29, 1962” and ”Property of / Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation” imprinted with the studio logo. Script measures 8.5” x 11” with some minor creasing, else very good. Housed in a custom-made red cloth box with a matching red leather slipcase. With Christie’s provenance. Sold for $25,428.
A fascinating peek inside Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe’s creative process. Heavily annotated in her own hand, this 149-page screenplay from Monroe’s last and unfinished film, 1962’s ”Something’s Got To Give”, reveals Monroe as an actor who took deep care in finding the meaning behind each line of dialogue and her character’s motivations throughout the script. Monroe’s handwritten pencil notes begin with her character’s (Ellen Wagstaff Arden) introduction in the script on page 12 and carry through to the end on page 149, even including notes on the verso of the last page and back cover, such as a note reading, ”Joke writers Mel Brooks / Herb Gardner / Need spice / raisins / Need some funny lines”. There are notes in Monroe’s hand on approximately 42 pages in the script, ranging from simple dialogue corrections and changes to in-depth sense memory notes when doing a scene that required a deeper emotional connection and understanding. Regarding her character’s introduction, as she interacts with naval personnel who saved her after being marooned on an island for five years, Monroe writes, ”1 – Gayity [sic] 2 – Excitement 3 – Then Dazed”. In one scene, Monroe references Arthur Miller’s children to better help her relate to her character’s children, ”Bobby M. / and early Janie / except their [sic] mine.” Throughout the script, Monroe writes succinct dialogue and character notes: ”Stunned / Dazed – sky high with adventure”, ”dead pan/I really don’t know”, ”anticipating the joys”, ”Trying to think or remember”, ”start to wonder what’s from now on”, ”I don’t know he knows”, ”easy/very intimate/very real”, ”[L]et me get into something more comfortable / leading him on -”. Included is a small card with call times and scenes to be shot, and a small scrap of paper with a note in Monroe’s hand wondering why they are shooting out of sequence, as well as notes about using Miss vs. Mrs. Script measures 9.5” x 11.5”. Worn from use by Monroe, but with pages present and intact. Overall very good condition. Sold for $25,000.
Original typewritten draft of ”The War of the Worlds”, as famously read by Orson Welles on his radio series, Mercury Theater. Airing on CBS on 30 October 1938, the episode (titled ”An Attack by the Men of Mars” on the script) is known for its realistic depiction which many duped listeners took as fact after tuning in past the introduction. Welles was then forced to give a press conference in which he apologized for the panic he caused, stating it was not intentional, even though the story was read as a news bulletin. 17pp. script is typewritten on cream paper with numerous misspellings, corrections and incomplete sentences with one staple at top left and extra page inserted as 12-A. Comes with provenance from previous owner who purchased script from the estate of the radio pioneer James Jewell. Measures 8.5” x 11”. Last page is detached, minor holing at top left of first page, otherwise near fine condition. Sold for $14,000.
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Patrick Swayze’s personally owned script for “Ghost”, the highest-grossing film of 1990 that cemeted Swayze’s career as movie star after “Dirty Dancing”. According to Swayze’s widow, Lisa Niemi Swayze, Patrick put off reading the script for several months but was passionate about doing the movie after he read it. Script runs 129pp., identified as “Revised First Draft”, with date of 23 June 1989 on the first page; blue, pink and white pages represent revisions made on 13 July and 21 July 1989, shortly before shooting began. Blue cover shows the logo of Paramount, which produced the film, and on the spine is written “GHOST” in black marker. Measures 8.5″ x 11″. Script is missing center brad, overall very good condition with light wear. With a COA signed by Lisa Niemi Swayze, and several photos of Swayze. Sold for $3,881.
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Joan Crawford Personally Owned Film Script for “Daisy Kenyon” — From Christie’s Auction of Crawford’s Estate
Leather-bound script for the 1947 film “Daisy Kenyon”, owned by movie star Joan Crawford. Romantic thriller directed by Otto Preninger featured Crawford flanked by fellow movie stars Henry Fonda and Dana Andrews. Script is bound in blue leather covers with titles and Crawford’s name in gilt. 130pp. script features nine 8″ x 10″ production still photos affixed throughout. Script measures 9″ x 11.5″. Some wear to backstrip. Very good condition overall. Originally lot 18 of the 1993 Christie’s sale of the Joan Crawford estate. Sold for $3,411.
”The Star Wars” Script Used in Production on the Film From March 1976 — With the Unequivocal Answer to Han Solo’s ”Who Shot First” Controversy
”Star Wars” script from March 1976, just days before filming started on the movie that would help define modern cinema. Script outlines the logistics of the famous and controversial scene in which Han Solo shoots bounty hunter Greedo in the 1977 film, which was subsequently changed by writer and director George Lucas for the 1997 Special Edition release of the film, showing Greedo clearly shooting first, which Lucas stated was always his intention. The change caused a global controversy among legions of diehard Star Wars fans, and spurred countless debates regarding altering films years after their original release. Script is from the collection of Peter Beale, the former 20th Century Fox executive in charge of production for ”Star Wars” and is entitled in full, ”The Adventures of Luke Starkiller as taken from the ‘Journal of the Whills’ by George Lucas / (Saga I) STAR WARS”. ”Revised Fourth Draft / March 15, 1976” also appears on the title page. The 145pp. script has white pages except for pages 1-60, likely the pages that were revised in this draft. Wrapped in blue covers with ”The Star Wars” label affixed to the front cover. Measures 8.5” x 11”. Light wear, middle brad missing and ”Peter Beale’s copy” written to title page. Overall in very good condition. Sold for $1,739.
”The Empire Strikes Back” Script With Unique Red Coding # on Each Page From Original Production
”The Empire Strikes Back” script from 20 February 1979, two weeks before filming began in Norway for the highly anticipated sequel to ”Star Wars”. Script is titled in full, ”STAR WARS / Episode Five / The Empire Strikes Back”. ”Fifth Draft February 20, 1979” also appears on the title page, as does the warning that the script is not to be shown ”to any person outside the Company” and ”Only those scripts with each page bearing a coding number in red are official Company scripts.” Indeed, this script has a red 14 digit number on all pages. The 157pp. script has white and yellow pages, wrapped in purple covers. Measures 8.75” x 11.25”. Light wear, overall in very good condition. From the collection of former 20th Century Fox executive Peter Beale. Sold for $1,305.
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Lucille Ball’s own script for ”Lucy Moves to NBC”, her 90-minute special from 1979. Final draft teleplay is dated 12 October 1979 and credited to Hal Kanter, Bob O’Brien and Paul Pumpian. Upon the back cover appear brief notes in Lucy’s hand mentioning a rehearsal and pork chops. Front cover is signed ”Lucie Arnaz” in black felt tip and has a notation ”GM Office” in pencil to upper right. Accompanied by a 10” x 8” still photo of Gene Kelly, Lucy and Gale Gordon in the special. Teleplay runs 108pp., bound with a pair of brads. Measures 8.5” x 11”. Creasing to spine, else near fine. With a COA from Lucie Arnaz. Sold for $1,250.
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