William Dieterle ROPE OF SAND Original screenplay for the 1949 film noir #153835

  
Rope of Sand (Original screenplay for the 1949 film noir). Author: William Dieterle (director); John Paxton, Walter Doniger (screenwriters); Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Corinne Calvet (starring) Title: Rope of Sand (Original screenplay for the 1949 film noir) Publication: N. Description: Draft script for the 1949 film noir. A sadistic police inspector stationed in South Africa hopes to find a legendary lost diamond field, but the only person who knows the location of the rich lode is a roguish hunting guide who hopes to claim the treasure for himself.

Shot on location in Yuma, Arizona. Title integral with the first page of text. 148 leaves, with last page of text numbered 147. Mimeograph duplication on yellow stock, rectos only, with yellow revision pages throughout, dated 1-15-49.

Pages Near Fine, bound with two gold brads. Subject: 1940s Cinema, Adventure, Film Noir, Film Scripts, Mystery and Crime. Royal Books is located in the midtown area of Baltimore, Maryland.

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