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Auction archive: Lot number 12

A group of scripts pertaining to Forever and a Day

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US$0
Price realised:
US$350
Auction archive: Lot number 12

A group of scripts pertaining to Forever and a Day

Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$350
Beschreibung:

RKO, 1943. Comprising 9 mimeographed manuscripts, all under the working title of This Changing World and in various works of progress, approximately 560 pp, dated from December 20, 1940 to June 13, 1942, all bound with brads in pale blue or tan wrappers. All of the scripts were the property of Major Cyrl Seyes Ramsay-Hill, a retired major of the British Army who was the technical advisor on the film and whose name is written on the covers of 5 of the scripts. The set includes 2 treatments, an estimating script, 2 revised versions, a final script, a "Notes on Sets" script, a script of dialogue changes, and a detailed synopsis; two of the scripts are subtitled Let the Rafters Ring. All are annotated by Ramsay-Hill in great detail. Prolific actor Sir Cedric Hardwicke came up with the idea for this film to help with the war effort in which a myriad of directors, actors, and writers donated their time. The film features dozens of stars including Ida Lupino, Merle Oberon, Ray Milland, and Claude Rains, and the scenes were directed by various directors, including Alfred Hitchcock 8.5 x 11 in.

Auction archive: Lot number 12
Auction:
Datum:
21 Nov 2018 - 28 Nov 2018
Auction house:
Bonhams London
101 New Bond Street
London, W1S 1SR
United Kingdom
info@bonhams.com
+44 (0)20 74477447
+44 (0)20 74477401
Beschreibung:

RKO, 1943. Comprising 9 mimeographed manuscripts, all under the working title of This Changing World and in various works of progress, approximately 560 pp, dated from December 20, 1940 to June 13, 1942, all bound with brads in pale blue or tan wrappers. All of the scripts were the property of Major Cyrl Seyes Ramsay-Hill, a retired major of the British Army who was the technical advisor on the film and whose name is written on the covers of 5 of the scripts. The set includes 2 treatments, an estimating script, 2 revised versions, a final script, a "Notes on Sets" script, a script of dialogue changes, and a detailed synopsis; two of the scripts are subtitled Let the Rafters Ring. All are annotated by Ramsay-Hill in great detail. Prolific actor Sir Cedric Hardwicke came up with the idea for this film to help with the war effort in which a myriad of directors, actors, and writers donated their time. The film features dozens of stars including Ida Lupino, Merle Oberon, Ray Milland, and Claude Rains, and the scenes were directed by various directors, including Alfred Hitchcock 8.5 x 11 in.

Auction archive: Lot number 12
Auction:
Datum:
21 Nov 2018 - 28 Nov 2018
Auction house:
Bonhams London
101 New Bond Street
London, W1S 1SR
United Kingdom
info@bonhams.com
+44 (0)20 74477447
+44 (0)20 74477401
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