James Neilson FORD TELEVISION THEATRE THE CLAY PIGEON Original #142716

Description

The Ford Television Theatre: The Clay Pigeon (Original screenplay for the 1956 television series)
Author:
James Neilson (director); Jack Harvey (screenwriter); Robert Sterling, Lyn Thomas, Tom Tully, Wayne Morris (starring)
Title:
The Ford Television Theatre: The Clay Pigeon (Original screenplay for the 1956 television series)
Publication:
Culver City, CA: Screen Gems / National Broadcasting Company [NBC], 1956
Description:
Revised Final Draft script for Season Four, episode 35 of the 1952-1957 television series, "The Ford Television Theatre," originally broadcast May 31, 1956 on NBC. Script belonging to Lyn Thomas, who played June Darin in the episode, with her holograph name in red ink on the front wrapper, and her lines circled in holograph ink throughout.
Ex-con Frank Darin meets his onetime nemesis, the detective that put him in prison years ago. though they part friends, he is immediately suspected when the detective is found murdered.
The Ford Theatre radio program started in New York on NBC with Broadway actors then moved to Hollywood on CBS for a second season where Hollywood actors headed the cast. The first televised version of the series appeared 1948 as a live hour long drama, as most of the programming of the era. A filmed, half-hour Ford Theatre returned in 1951 and became the first network television series to be regularly filmed in color by October 1954. The final season aired on ABC for the 1956-57 season.
Shot on location in Los Angeles.
Blue titled wrappers, noted as Revised Final draft on the front wrapper, production No. 3534, and dated March 9, 1956. Title page present, dated March 9, 1956, noted as Revised Final draft, with credits for screenwriter Jack Harvey. 50 leaves, with last page of text numbered 46. Mechanical duplication, with yellow revision pages throughout, dated variously between March 12, 1956 and March 15, 1956. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.
Seller ID:
142716
Subject:
1950s Cinema, Film Noir, Film Scripts, Television, Television Scripts
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