Jo Swerling (43 results)
Published by Music Theatre International January 1999 1999
- Softcover
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.Dunaway Books
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It's a Wonderful Life: From the 1946 Liberty Film, Distributed by Republic Pictures Corp. (ST MARTIN'S ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SERIES)
Frances Goodrich; Albert Hackett; Frank Capra; Philip Van Doren Stern; Jo Swerling
- Softcover
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Condition: good. This book is in Good condition. There may be some notes and highligting but otherwise the book is in overall good condition.
- Softcover
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- Softcover
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It's a Wonderful Life: From the 1946 Liberty Film, Distributed by Republic Pictures Corp. (ST MARTIN'S ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SERIES)
Frances Goodrich; Albert Hackett; Frank Capra; Philip Van Doren Stern; Jo Swerling
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.Aladdin Books
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good with a mild vertical crease on rear cover. Flat spine with no cracks or creasing. Small dirt mark on outer edge of text block. No prior owner markings. Not illustrated. Published screenplay for the 1946 Frank Capra film classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed.
"It's a Wonderful Life": The Screenplay
Goodrich, Frances & Albert Hackett & Frank Capra & Jo Swerling
Language: English
Published by O. S. P. Publishing Inc., Monterey Park 1994
- Softcover
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Clean and solid. ; Premier The Movie Magazine Movie Script Library; B&W & color illustrations; 4to; 182 pages.
Published by Arthur T. Birsh, New York, New York 1976
- Softcover
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Pages unnumbered. Stapled soft cover with title and picture of a scene. Small smudge on cover. Joseph Marshall on percussion.
Published by London: National Theatre 1996
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Theatre programme, 50pp., very good condition.
- Softcover
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- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United KingdomGreatBookPricesUK
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Blood and Sand (Original photograph from the 1941 film)
Rita Hayworth, Anthony Quinn, Linda Darnell, John Carradine (starring); Rouben Mamoulian (director); Vincente Blasco Ibanez (novel); Jo Swerling (screenwriter)
Published by Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles 1941
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage studio still photograph from the 1941 film. Adventure film following the rise and fall of an illiterate peasant who becomes a renowned bullfighter. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and nominated for one other. Set in Spain, shot on location in Mexico City. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good, with pinholes at the… corners and creasing along the top edge and at the top corners.
King of the Roaring '20s: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (Original photograph of Mickey Rooney and Dan O'Herlihy from the 1961 film)
Joseph M. Newman (director); Leo Katcher (book); Jo Swerling (screenwriter); David Janssen, Dianne Foster, Diana Dors, Jack Carson (starring)
Published by Allied Artists, Glendale, CA 1961
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage reference photograph from the 1961 film, showing Dan O'Herlihy menacing Mickey Rooney. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1959 book by Leo Katcher. A dramatization of the exploits of Arnold Rothstein, a small time gambler during the Prohibition Era who rises through the New York ranks to become an inf…luential mob boss. Set in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
More imagesPublished by Samuel French 1929
- First Edition
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.My Book Heaven
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. First Edition. Good condition. Edward G. Robinson not only co-wrote this play, he also had the starring role originally. Some penciling, and a couple clippings added, perhaps as a guide to another actor.
Language: English
- Hardcover
- Print on Demand
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, , IndiaS N Books World
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatheBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 202. A perfect gift…for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1929 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 202.
Seller: GOMEDIA, Glendale, CA, U.S.A.GOMEDIA
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Script Format, reprint. Condition: As New. From the Novel by Vicente Blasco Ibane / 1941 Shooting Final DRAFT / I HAVE MORE TITLES, LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER TITLES /THE SCRIPT IS PRINTED ON THREE-HOLE PUNCHED PAPER AND BOUND WITH 2 BRASS BRADS.
Published by Music Theatre International, New York 1978
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.Rare Book Cellar
Contact seller5-star sellerSoftcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in wraps.
Seller: GOMEDIA, Glendale, CA, U.S.A.GOMEDIA
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Script Format, reprint. Condition: As New. MISSING PAGE I/1942 SHOOTING DRAFT/ I HAVE MORE TITLES, LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY OTHER TITLES /THE SCRIPT IS PRINTED ON THREE-HOLE PUNCHED PAPER AND BOUND WITH 2 BRASS BRADS.
Published by New York, Los Angeles, S. French; London, S. French Ltd 1929
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth spine, and patterned paper-backed boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 168 pages; Description: 168 p. Front. , plates. 20 cm. Subject: Robinson, Edward G. Robinson, Edward… G., -- 1893-1973. 3 Kg.
Published by New York, Los Angeles, S. French; London, S. French Ltd 1929
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, , IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth spine, and patterned paper-backed boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 168 pages; Description: 168 p. Front. , plates. 20 cm. Subject: Robinson, Edward G. Robinson, Edward… G., -- 1893-1973. 1 Kg.
Guys and Dolls (Original script for the 1965 play)
George S. Kaufman (director); Damon Runyon (story); Frank Loesser (music and lyrics); Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows (book); Robert Alda, Isabel Bigley, Sam Levene, Vivian Blaine, Stubby Kaye, Pat Rooney, B.S. Pully, Tom Pedi, Johnny Silver (starring)
Published by Music Theatre, Inc, New York 1960
- Softcover
- Manuscript
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerDraft script for the 1965 production of the play, a revival run at New York City Center April 28 to May 9, 1965 for a total of 15 performances. Props and costume plot bound in. Based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure," two short stories by Damon Runyon. The musical has had several Broadway and London revival…s, as well as a 1955 film adaptation starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine. Won five Tony Awards in 1951, including Best Musical. 1965 production starred Alan King as Nathan Detroit, Sheila MacRae as Adelaide, Jerry Orbach as Sky and Anita Gillette as Sarah. Set in Broadway, Save-a-Soul Mission, Havana, Cuba, and The Hot Box Club. Black titled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for story writer Damon Runyon, music and lyricist Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. 141 leaves, with last page of text numbered 2-7-50. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.
Guys and Dolls (Original script for the 1965 play)
Gus Schirmer (director); Frank Loesser (music, lyrics); Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows (book); Anita Gillette, Alan King, Sheila MacRae, Jerry Orbach (starring)
Published by N.p., N.p. 1965
- Softcover
- Manuscript
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage script for the 1965 musical production. Single copied manuscript annotation on the title page, noting copy No. 27. Based on the 1950 Broadway play about a gambler who wins a bet that he can get a Christian missionary to travel with him to Havana, where the pair begin to fall for each other. The play ran from April 28 to…May 9, 1965, at New York City Center. Set in New York and Havana. Blue titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for playwrights Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling, and Abe Burrows. 92 leaves, with last page of text numbered 2-7-36. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.
More imagesMade for Each Other (Original photograph of Carole Lombard and James Stewart from the 1939 film)
Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Charles Coburn (starring); John Cromwell (director); Jo Swerling (screenwriter); Alfred Eisenstaedt (photographer)
Published by N.p., New York 1939
- Softcover
- Photo
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1939 film, showing actors Carole Lombard and James Stewart. PIX agency stamp on the verso, crediting noted photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt, as well as a Westport Public Library stamp. During the Depression, an ambitious lawyer finds himself torn between his high-powered… career, the demands of his difficult mother, and his life with his young wife and child. German-born photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt was one of the original staff photographers of "Life" magazine after it was purchased by "Time" founder Henry Luce in 1936. He published nearly 2500 photo stories for the magazine, with 90 of his images used for the magazine's covers, but is perhaps best remembered today for the iconic "V-J Day in Times Square" photograph. From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 10 x 8 inches, archivally mounted in a white mat measuring 17 x 14 inches. Near Fine.
More imagesGuys and Dolls (Original oversize photograph of Marlon Brando on the set of the 1955 film)
Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine (starring); Joseph L. Mankiewicz (director, screenwriter); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Abe Burrows, Jo Swerling (book); Frank Loesser (music)
Published by Dell Publishing, N.p. 1955
- Softcover
- Photo
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage oversize satin finish borderless photograph of actor Marlon Brando on the set of the 1955 film. Stamp of Dell Publishing on the verso, with annotations in manuscript pencil crediting photographer Peter Basch. Based on the 1950 Broadway musical, in turn based on Damon Runyon's short stories "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown"… and "Blood Pressure." A gambler wins a bet that he can get a Christian missionary to travel with him to Havana, where the pair begin to fall for each other. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in New York and Havana. From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 11 x 14 inches, with wide top and bottom margins, archivally matted in a 16 x 20 inch 8-ply white mat. Very Good plus, with a small splash on the bottom edge.
More imagesGuys and Dolls (Original script for the 1955 stage musical)
Walter Matthau, Helen Gallagher, Ray Shaw, Leila Martin (starring); Abe Burrows, Jo Swerling (book); Frank Loesser (music, lyrics)
Published by Music Theatre, New York 1955
- Softcover
- Manuscript
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage script for the 1955 production of the play, staged at New York City Center from April 20 to May 1, 1955, and May 31 to June 12, 1955. Bound in at the rear of the script are a five-page props list and an eight-page costuming list for the play. Based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure," two short storie…s by Damon Runyon. Originally staged on Broadway in 1950 at the 46th Street Theatre, the play had several Broadway and London revivals, as well as a 1955 film adaptation starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, and Vivian Blaine. Lavender titled wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for Runyon, composer Frank Loesser, and writers Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. 108 leaves, with last page of text numbered 2-7-43. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.
Published by Music Theatre, Inc, New York 1950
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Softcover. Condition: Fine. Mimeographed sheets bradbound in pink stiff paper wrappers. Fine. Script for the original performance of this important musical play, which originally ran for 1200 performances with a splendid cast that included Robert Alda, Isabel Bigley, Vivian Blaine, and Sam Levene. The show's success begat the 19…55 Joseph L. Mankiewicz-directed film version featuring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine and Stubby Kaye (the latter two reprising their inimitable Broadway performances). Co-author Swerling was one of Hollywood's best kept secrets; he contributed to the screenplays for many excellent films. Rare. Ex-Carter Burden.
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Script Format, reprint. Condition: Very Good. /1941 VERSION/VERY GOOD/PRINTED ON THREE-HOLE PUNCHED PAPER AND BOUND WITH 2 BRASS FASTENERS/.
More imagesMade for Each Other (Two original pressbooks for the 1939 film)
James Stewart, Carole Lombard, Charles Coburn (starring); John Cromwell (director); Jo Swerling (screenwriter)
Published by Selznick International / United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA 1939
- Manuscript
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerTwo vintage pressbooks for the 1939 film. A fledgling lawyer meets, and falls in love with, a beautiful young woman while on a business trip. They marry, but his mother's disapproval and his reticence at work cause difficulties in their marriage. Both pressbooks 12 x 18 inches, side-stapled. Very Good plus.
More imagesThe Whole Town's Talking [Passport to Fame] (Original photograph of Edward G. Robinson and Jean Arthur from the set of the 1935 film)
John Ford (director); W. R. Burnett (short story); Jo Swerling, Robert Riskin, (screenwriters); Ray Jones (photographer); Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Arthur Hohl (starring)
Published by Columbia Pictures, Culver City, CA 1935
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage reference photograph of Edward G. Robinson and Jean Arthur on the set of the 1935 film. Photograph with three stamps and provenance sticker on the verso, incluiding one stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones, with a mimeo snipe on the verso under the working title "Passport to Fame." Not to be confused with the 1926 sile…nt comedy directed by Edward Laemmle and starring Edward Everett Horton. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. Based on the 1932 "Collier's" published short story "Jail Breaker" by W.R. Burnett. The meek Arthur Ferguson Jones is mistaken by the police for the evil bank robber killer Mannion, which Mannion decides to use in his favor. Starring Edward G. Robinson in dual roles in an early talkie by director John Ford. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with a tiny closed tear to the bottom margin. Byrge and Miller, The Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography 1934-1942.
More imagesPennies from Heaven (Two original publicity photographs of Bing Crosby from the 1936 film)
Norman Z. McLeod (director); Katherine Leslie Moore (novel); Jo Swerling (screenwriter); Ray Jones (photographer); Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows (starring)
Published by Columbia Pictures, Culver City, CA 1936
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerTwo vintage publicity photographs from the 1936 film, one showing Bing Crosby milking a cow, and one showing Crosby with Amalgamated Theatres representative Sidney Davis on the set. Both photographs with a stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones, and mimeo snipe on the versos. Not to be confused with 1981 film directed by Herbert… Ross and starring Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. Based on the 1913 novel "The Peacock Feather" by Katharine Leslie Moore. A wrongly imprisoned singer promises a fellow inmate he will help the family of his victim when released. He subsequently delays his own dreams of being a gondolier in Venice in order to help the young girl and her grandfather. Nominated for an Academy Award. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.
Shebo (Original promotional poster for the serialized novel, circa 1920s)
Louis Hanlon (artist); Jo Swerling and James Whittaker writing as Tiffany Wells (author)
Published by N.p., N.p. 1920
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage poster for the serialized novel "Shebo," circa 1920s. Featuring art by Pennsylvania illustrator Louis Hanlon. Jo Swerling enjoyed a lengthy career as a screenwriter for Columbia Pictures. His screenplays include "Ladies of Leisure" (1930), "The Pride of the Yankees" (1942), "Leave Her to Heaven" (1945), and "It's a Wonde…rful Life" (1946). He would win a Tony Award in 1951 for the book for the 1950 musical "Guys and Dolls." Basis for the 1926 silent film "Miss Nobody," starring Anna Q. Nilsson. 17.75 x 14.25 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus, moderately edgeworn.
