A Night To Remember, 1958 A second final shooting script for A Night To Remember , dated October, 1957, 102pp. of mimeographed typescript, the title page signed in pencil by Roy Ward Baker, some pages annotated in blue ballpoint pen or pencil in Baker's hand, with his notes on direction, observations and minor script changes, an addenda at the end titled New Scene for final Carpathia Sequence , an 11pp. Cast List and 1p. Unit List and three fold-out facsimile blueprints titled The White Star Triple-Screw Steamers "Olympic" And "Titanic" , taken from The Shipbuilder magazine, June 1911, showing sectional views and deck plans, bound in red cloth boards, the spine gilt-stamped with film title and year of production; accompanied by a Picturegoer Seal of Merit certificate awarded to Roy Baker for A Night To Remember as an example of outstanding merit in film craftsmanship and entertainment -- 15x10in. (38x25.4cm.) framed , with a corresponding typescript letter from the editor, Robert Ottaway, signed, 2nd July, 1958, on Picturegoer headed stationery ; and a file of correspondence relating to the production revealing the painstaking attention to detail that such a film required, including: - a quantity of autograph letters, signed, from various actors requesting parts in the film, including Dennis Price, Frank Lawton and Irene Worth and various letters and telegrams of congratulation following the film's British première; - a quantity of typescript letters and memos signed, from various individuals involved with the production, most from the producer William MacQuitty and the head of Rank, John Davies majority on J. Arthur Rank Productions Limited stationery; - five pages of mimeographed typescript notes titled Comments on "Titanic" Script - Walter Lord 27.2.57 , the notes commenting on various scenes and referring back to the original Court of Enquiry into the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 [ A Night To Remember is based on Lord's book of the same title, which is considered to be the definitve account of the sinking of Titanic , published in 1955]; - thirty stills and publicity photographs taken on and off set during filming, including two of Baker at the première with Dirk Bogarde [eighteen printed later], some duplicates, majority -- 10x8in. (25.4x20.3cm.) ; - an illustrated souvenir programme for the British première; and related material (a lot)
A Night To Remember, 1958 A second final shooting script for A Night To Remember , dated October, 1957, 102pp. of mimeographed typescript, the title page signed in pencil by Roy Ward Baker, some pages annotated in blue ballpoint pen or pencil in Baker's hand, with his notes on direction, observations and minor script changes, an addenda at the end titled New Scene for final Carpathia Sequence , an 11pp. Cast List and 1p. Unit List and three fold-out facsimile blueprints titled The White Star Triple-Screw Steamers "Olympic" And "Titanic" , taken from The Shipbuilder magazine, June 1911, showing sectional views and deck plans, bound in red cloth boards, the spine gilt-stamped with film title and year of production; accompanied by a Picturegoer Seal of Merit certificate awarded to Roy Baker for A Night To Remember as an example of outstanding merit in film craftsmanship and entertainment -- 15x10in. (38x25.4cm.) framed , with a corresponding typescript letter from the editor, Robert Ottaway, signed, 2nd July, 1958, on Picturegoer headed stationery ; and a file of correspondence relating to the production revealing the painstaking attention to detail that such a film required, including: - a quantity of autograph letters, signed, from various actors requesting parts in the film, including Dennis Price, Frank Lawton and Irene Worth and various letters and telegrams of congratulation following the film's British première; - a quantity of typescript letters and memos signed, from various individuals involved with the production, most from the producer William MacQuitty and the head of Rank, John Davies majority on J. Arthur Rank Productions Limited stationery; - five pages of mimeographed typescript notes titled Comments on "Titanic" Script - Walter Lord 27.2.57 , the notes commenting on various scenes and referring back to the original Court of Enquiry into the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 [ A Night To Remember is based on Lord's book of the same title, which is considered to be the definitve account of the sinking of Titanic , published in 1955]; - thirty stills and publicity photographs taken on and off set during filming, including two of Baker at the première with Dirk Bogarde [eighteen printed later], some duplicates, majority -- 10x8in. (25.4x20.3cm.) ; - an illustrated souvenir programme for the British première; and related material (a lot)
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