John Larkin Screenwriter (3 results)

The Man in the Trunk (Original photograph of Vivien Oakland from the 1942 film)
Malcolm St. Clair (director); John Larkin (screenwriter); Lynne Roberts, George Holmes, Raymond Walburn, J. Carrol Naish (starring)
Published by Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1942
- Photo
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage reference photograph of actress Vivien Oakland from the 1942 film. The communicative ghost of a long-dead bookie seeks justice for his wrongful murder. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, with light edgewear and soil to the bottom right corner.

Mind Your Own Business (Original screenplay for the 1936 film)
Norman Z. McLeod (director); John Francis Larkin (story); Dore Schary (screenwriter); Charles Ruggles, Alice Brady, Lyle Talbot (starring)
Published by Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles, 1936
- Softcover
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerRelease Dialogue script for the 1936 film, with annotation in manuscript red pencil striking "Release" and replacing it with "Censorship," with one other annotation striking Paramount Pictures directives at bottom of front wrapper, in manuscript pencil. Two "Master File" stamps surrounding production number stamp "1177" on upper… right, and Paramount "File Copy" stamp on front wrapper. Script divided into eight reels. Nature reporter Orville Shanks' (Charles Ruggles) editor (Lyle Talbot), orders him to spice up his column "Our Wild Friends" by making it a gossip column, Orville's wife Melba (Alice Brady) does so using animals as cover for actual townsfolk, and the column becomes a hit. Self wrappers, noted as RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 23 and production No. 1177, with credits for screenwriter Dore Schary and story by John F. Larkin. 145 leaves, with last page of text numbered 8-13. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, bound with three gold brads.

News is Made at Night (Original photograph from the set of the 1939 film)
Alfred L. Werker (director); John Larkin (screenwriter); Preston Foster, George Barbier, Lynn Bari (starring)
Published by Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1939
- Photo
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage photograph of director Alfred Werker and actors Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, George Barbier, and Russell Gleason on the set of the 1939 film. Printed description on the verso. Steve Drum (Preston Foster), a crusading newspaper editor helps free a man framed for a crime, and aids in finding the real culprit. Staff reporter…Maxine Thomas (Lynn Bari) goes along for the ride. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.