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Final script for the 1961 British film comedy. With revisions on pink stock bound in throughout, and manuscript ink annotations (mostly scene deletions) on numerous pages. Also laid in are 16 pages of revisions on goldenrod stock, accompanied by an advisory letter on Shepperton Studios stationery, date stamped 12 January 1961. Bookkeeper George Summers (Glenn Melvyn) opts to marry one more time after his first wife leaves him. Unfortunately, his ex-wife's harridan mother-in-law (Marjorie Rhodes) does not leave with her daughter. Now the new wife and the old mother-in-law are at loggerheads-not a recipe for the beginning of a successful marriage. Deep blue titled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present, dated January 4, 1961, noted as FINAL SCRIPT, with credits for screenwriter Player and playwright Deering (assumed erroneously, as Deering was an actor in the film and the playright was Rex Howard Arundel). 144 leaves, mechanical duplication, with pink undated revision pages throughout and goldenrod revision pages laid in, dated 9th January 1961. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. …

No Binding. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. An original Finnish first-screening poster for The Green Helmet (1961), the MGM motor racing drama starring Bill Travers and Ed Begley with Jack Brabham appearing as himself. Brabham had just won back-to-back Formula 1 World Championships in 1959 and 1960, making his appearance a significant draw for racing fans of the era. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Helsinki. Full-bleed design, printed by Fotopaino Oy, Helsinki. Artist-initialled in the plate. Standard Finnish A2, approximately 23.5 × 15.5 inches. Superbly illustrated with strong graphics - a great vintage poster on a motor racing theme. Condition: C9, Near Mint. Cinema-used. One pinhole at each bottom corner; one at top left; three at top right. No nicks or tears to the edges. Minor handling creases to corners. A couple of small marks to the blank verso, not bleeding through. …