Peter Yeldham Screenwriter (3 results)

First Draft script for an unproduced film with the tentative titles, "Kiss Me" and "In Confidence Limited," written by Peter Yeldham, whose notable film credits include "The Long Duel" (1967), "Age of Consent" (1969), and "The Call of the Wild" (1972). Brief notation in manuscript ink on two pages. Set in London, where romance and slapstick abound, featuring private detectives who are after a missing widow. Blue titled wrappers with die-cut window. Title page present, undated, noted as First Draft in manuscript ink, with a credit for screenwriter Yeldham. 151 leaves, with last page of text numbered 150. Roneograph. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper detached but present, bound internally with two silver brads. …

Original British quad poster for a double-bill release of the 1963 and 1964 films. Lord of the Flies: Based on the 1954 novel by William Golding, wherein a group of British schoolboys, marooned on an island and forced to form their own version of a civil society, eventually break into separate camps and degenerate into savagery. Director Peter Brooks largely dispensed with the script, encouraging the boys to improvise given scenes. Over 60 hours of footage was shot, which was edited down to 90 minutes. Because of the violence depicted, the film received an X certificate from the British Board of Film Censors. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Puerto Rico and Jamaica. The Comedy Man: Based on the 1960 novel by Douglas Hayes. A middle-aged stage actor moves from a conservative life in the provinces to the very center of Swinging London and tries to revitalize his career by performing in commercials. Set in London, shot on location there. 40 x 30 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus, with starting at the center folds and pinholes at the corners. Criterion Collection 43. Olive Films 984.…

Draft script for the 1964 film. Based on the 1960 novel of the same title by Douglas Hayes. A middle-aged stage actor moves from a conservative life in the provinces to the very center of Swinging London and tries to revitalize his career by performing in commercials. Set in London, shot on location there. Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Peter Yeldham, and author Douglas Hayes. 129 leaves, with last page of text numbered 128. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads.…