Compton Mackenzie Novel (2 results)
More imagesRockets Galore [Mad Little Island] (Eight British front-of-house cards for the 1958 film)
Michael Relph (director); Compton MacKenzie (novel); Monja Danischewsky (screenwriter); Jeannie Carson, Donald Sinden, Roland Culver (starring)
Published by Rank Film Distributors, London, 1958
- Photo
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerEight vintage full-color British front-of-house cards for the 1958 UK film. Based on the 1957 Compton MacKenzie novel, and filmed on the island of Barra (Hebrides), a British comedy about a quaint island that becomes a testing zone for rockets. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with corner creases, and faint creases overall.
Rockets Galore [Rockets Galore!] (Original screenplay for the 1958 film)
Michael Relph (director); Compton Mackenzie (novel); Monja Danischewsky (screenwriter); Jeannie Carson, Donald Sinden, Roland Culver (starring)
Published by J. Arthur Rank, London, 1958
- Softcover
- Manuscript
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFinal Draft script for the 1958 film. Based on the 1957 novel by Compton Mackenzie, sequel to Mackenzie's 1947 novel "Whisky Galore," which was also adapted for film in 1949. Britain's Royal Air Force declares plans to establish a guided missile base on a small Hebridean island, aggravating the locals, who intentionally delay co…nstruction, to the consternation of an RAF officer sent to negotiate with the islanders. Set in the Hebrides, shot on location on the island of Barra. Beige titled wrappers, noted as Semi-Final Script on the front wrapper, dated 14.2.58. Title page present, dated February, 1958, noted as Semi-Final Script. 102 leaves, with last page of text numbered 101. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with a silver prong.
