Document Signed

(Billy Wilder and Thomas Monroe) in black fountain pen ink, Los Angeles, California, November 22, 1940. 8 1/2 in x 11 in; 2 separate pages (recto only). Very good. Signed by Billy Wilder and Thomas Monroe on page two under approved and accepted. Also signed by a Samuel Goldwyn representative on page 2. To Mr. Billy Wilder and Mr. Thomas Monroe c/o Samuel Goldwyn Inc., Ltd. 7210 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California Document relating to the original story FROM A TO Z (retitled BALL OF FIRE) giving Samuel Goldwyn Inc. the rights for a period of six months, and agreeing to mention their names on the positive prints of the film on which their story is based. BALL OF FIRE was released in 1941, directed by Howard Hawks from the screenplay by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder and an original story by Billy Wilder and Thomas Monroe. Produced by Samuel Goldwyn. Starring Gary Cooper as Prof. Bertram Potts; Barbara Stanwyck as Katherine 'Sugarpuss' O'Shea; Oskar Homolka as Prof. Gurkakoff; Henry Travers as Prof. Jerome; S.Z. Sakall as Prof. Magenbruch; Allen Jenkins as Grabageman; Dana Andrews as Joe Lilac and Kathleen Howard as Miss Bragg. This was Billy Wilder's last film as only a screenwriter. His next assignment was to direct Ray Milland and Ginger in THE MAJOR AND THE MINOR. The rest is history!!. …