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Published by Henry Miller's Theatre, 1929
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Seventh Printing 1929 Brentano's Publishers hardcover edition No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
Published by Universal Pictures, Universal City, 1935
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Four vintage studio photographs from the 1935 film, featuring Edward Arnold, Robert Young and Louise Henry. Mimeo snipe on verso of the two Edward Arnold photographs. Based on the 1935 novel "The Hangover Murders" by the pseudonymous Adam Hobhouse, "Remember Last Night?" was the first film James Whale directed after his masterwork "Bride of Frankenstein" and was one of his personal favorites. The morning after a night of wild partying finds the party's host (George Meeker) murdered in his bed. When the detective (Edward Arnold) arrives to investigate, none of the partygoers can remember anything that happened because of how much they drank. 8 x 10 inches. Overall Very Good plus, some light soiling and creasing on margins. One with some ink staining. Three of the four photos evenly faded (see images). Byrge and Miller, The Screwball Comedy Films.
Published by Henry Miller's Theatre, New York, 1929
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Original flyer for the 1929 play "Journey's End," which premiered at Henry Miller's Theatre on Broadway on March 22, 1929 and closed on May 17, 1930, for a total of 485 performances. The first US production of the play after its smash hit at at the Apollo Theatre in London, which starred a young Laurence Olivier and was directed by then-unknown director James Whale. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest plays ever written about World War I, following the plight of a British Army infantry company in 1918. Whale accompanied the play to America for the production advertised here, which by late 1929 was being performed by 14 companies in English and 17 in other languages, and he would go on to direct the 1930 film adaptation starring Colin Clive, David Manners, and Ian Maclaren. His film would be the first of numerous adaptations, including: "The Other Side" (1931), "Aces High" (1976), and "Journey's End" (2017). Whale would go on to even greater Hollywood fame, later directing "Frankenstein," "The Invisible Man," "The Bride of Frankenstein," and more, and was one of the first openly gay directors. Two-color single leaf, folded once, 10 x 8 inches. Bright and Near Fine, with a few closed tears and edge creases.
Published by Universal Pictures, Universal City, 1935
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1935 film, showing the newly awakened bride (Elsa Lanchester) consulting with Doctors Frankenstein (Colin Clive) and Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger) in the lab. With a distinctive claw stamp on the verso. Henry Frankenstein returns to his lab after the events of the first film, where he is tempted by his old mentor, Septimus Pretorius, into making a mate for his creation. The second entry in Universal's successful "Frankenstein" series, preceded by the titular film in 1931 and followed by "Son of Frankenstein" in 1939 and "The Ghost of Frankenstein" in 1942. 8.75 x 7 inches. Very Good plus, lightly and evenly toned. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Rosenbaum 1000. Weaver and Brunas, Universal Horrors.
Published by no place, 1935, 1935
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8 x 10 inch. An exceptional vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Whale in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Roman Freulich and bearing his Universal Pictures credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Whale in bold, dark fountain pen ink across a light area at the base of the image, 'To Donald Weeks, with best wishes & here's hoping he likes "The Bride of Frankenstein", James Whale', and dated 1935 in his hand. Autographs of Whale are extremely rare in any form, and signed photographs of this quality (and enhanced by the inscription) are of the utmost desirability. A few light corner and surface creases, largely to the white borders.English film director of several classic horror films including Frankenstein (1931), The Invisible Man (1933) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Roman Freulich (1898-1974) Polish-born American photographer, known for his portraits and movie stills. Freulich worked extensively with James Whale and was the stills photographer for Frankenstein (1931), The Invisible Man (1933) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935). The classic science fiction horror film Bride of Frankenstein was the sequel to the 1931 film Frankenstein. Both movies starred Boris Karloff as the Monster and Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein, and the Bride of Frankenstein also starred Elsa Lanchester in the dual role of Mary Shelley and the titular character at the end of the film.