PARADINE CASE (2/19/48) Hitchcock Dialogue Cutting Continuity Script+Trailer+COA

Description: THE PARADINE CASE (2/19/48) Hitchcock Dialogue Cutting Continuity Script & Trailer (Selznick Property) + COA! *Guaranteed Vintage and Original as issued. Comes with COA from the Museum of Mom and Pop Culture! *Not signed or noted, these important scripts were David O. Selznick's personal copies and were deaccessioned from the Selznick Archive by the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas in Austin. *8.5 X 11" White Pages - 2-Hole Punch with Brads at top for script - Staples at top for Trailer ~ *Script is numbered separately for each of 7 Reels and is complete. Trailer is 5 pages long. They make a wonderful pair. Also see breakdown scripts for Costumes and Settings & Props in our companion auctions under Movie Costumes and Props. *Continuity Scripts are rather fascinating reads - In addition to dialogue and scene direction, specifics of each shot are noted. These Rare Continuity Scripts provide an unprecedented view into the study of this classic film. Enjoy a deeper reading of Hitchcock's Paradine Case! *Screenplay credited to Selznick based on the Adaptation by Alma Reville of Robert Hichens novel. *OVERALL CONDITION: See Photos - Very Fine to Extra Fine - Museum-Quality, Investment-Grade Material! *HISTORICAL INFORMATION: The Paradiine Case tells the story of an English barrister who falls in love with a woman who is accused of murder, and how it affects his relationship with his wife. The Paradine Case is a 1947 courtroom drama with elements of film noir set in England, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O. Selznick. Selznick and an uncredited Ben Hecht wrote the screenplay from an adaptation by Alma Reville and James Bridie of the 1933 novel by Robert Smythe Hichens. The film stars Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Alida Valli, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ethel Barrymore, and Louis Jourdan. David O. Selznick had purchased the rights to Robert Smythe Hichens' novel in 1933, before it was published, when Selznick was still at MGM, with Greta Garbo in mind to star – indeed, Garbo was Hichens' inspiration for the creation of Mrs. Paradine. Garbo did consider doing the film, but ultimately turned it down, as she decided to retire from acting. Garbo had also turned down I Remember Mama at about the same time, and is reputed to have said "No murderesses, no mamas". Howard Estabrook was assigned to write the script at that time, and it was announced that John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore and Diana Wynyard would star in the film. A draft of the script was submitted by MGM to the censors at the Hays Office, who warned that the script would likely be rejected since Mrs. Paradine was guilty of murder, adultery and perjury, and later committed suicide. They also objected to the judge being portrayed as a sadist who enjoyed sending people to their deaths. A new draft of the script was submitted, but not for some years, in 1942, and this script was approved. In 1946, another version was sent in, and this was also approved after the suicide was removed from the story. In 1946, it was announced that Alfred Hitchcock would direct the film, and that Laurence Olivier would star as the barrister, but Olivier eventually turned the project down, as he was preparing for his production of Hamlet. Hitchcock was interested in Ronald Colman for the part as well as Garbo (who had not yet turned down the project) or Ingrid Bergman for Mrs. Paradine. Other actors who were considered for the film include: Maurice Evans, Joseph Cotten, Alan Marshal, James Mason for Anthony Keane; Hedy Lamarr for Mrs. Paradine; Claude Rains for Lord Thomas Horfield; and Robert Newton for Mrs. Paradine's lover. In the end, Hitchcock pushed for Gregory Peck, then at the peak of his box-office appeal; Ann Todd was borrowed from the Rank Organisation to play his wife; and Selznick settled on Alida Valli, considered one of the more promising actresses in the Italian cinema for Mrs. Paradine. The Paradine Case was the last film made under Hitchcock's seven-year contract with Selznick, as Hitchcock may have tired of the association by that time. In an interview with François Truffaut, Hitchcock said that he and his wife Alma Reville wrote the first draft of the script together, before bringing in Scottish playwright James Bridie to do some polishing, but that Selznick, dissatisfied with the result, would view the previous day's rushes, do a rewrite, and send the new scenes to the set to be shot. *STORYLINE: A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending. 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Price: 125 USD

Location: Topanga, California

End Time: 2024-11-30T16:50:11.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10 USD