Robert Benchley PURSUIT Original screenplay for the 1935 film #152835

  

Pursuit (Original screenplay for the 1935 film). Author: Robert Benchley (screenwriter); Edwin L. Marin (director); Chester Morris, Sally Eilers, Scotty Beckett, Henry Travers (starring) Title: Pursuit (Original screenplay for the 1935 film) Publication: Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1935. Description: Draft script for the 1935 film. A pilot is tasked with helping a young child escape from California to his mother in Mexico, against the wishes of the boy's aunt, who is involved in an unpleasant custody dispute with her sister.

Blue titled wrappers, rubber-stamped TEMPORARY COMPLETE and "FILE COPY" on the front wrapper, dated June 18, 1935, with credits for screenwriters Wells Root and Robert Benchley. Title page integral with the front wrapper.

124 leaves, with last page of text numbered 126. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads. Subject: 1930s Cinema, Action Film, Film Scripts, Hispanic Interest, Romance. 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. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.