Don Ameche Betty Grable DOWN ARGENTINE WAY Original screenplay for the #151800

  
Down Argentine Way (Original screenplay for the 1940 film). Author: Betty Grable, Don Ameche, Carmen Miranda (starring); Irving Cummings (director); Rian James, Ralph Spence, Darrell Ware, Karl Tunberg (screenwriters) Title: Down Argentine Way (Original screenplay for the 1940 film) Publication: Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940.

Description: Final Script for the 1940 film. A wealthy young Argentinean visiting the US to sell his father's prize racehorses falls in love with a girl in New York. The first of several films made by Twentieth Century-Fox in accordance with Franklin D.

Roosevelt's "Good Neighbor" policy, in the hope of strengthening the influence of the US in Latin America. Set in New York and Argentina. Blue titled wrappers, noted as FINAL on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped production No. 505, dated JUNE 10 1940.

Distribution page present, stamped copy No. Title page present, dated June 10, 1940, noted as Final Script, with credits for screenwriters Darrell Ware and Karl Tunberg. 144 leaves, with last page of text numbered 142. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with two blue revision pages dated 6-10-40. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with three gold brads.

Subject: 1940s Cinema, Comedy, Film Scripts, Horse Racing, Musical. Royal Books is located in the midtown area of Baltimore, Maryland. Since 1996, we have specialized in rare books and paper relating to twentieth century literature, genre fiction, the arts, and popular culture, with a particular emphasis on cinema. All books noted as First Editions are also First Printings unless indicated otherwise. Should go directly to them. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.