Robert Pirosh VALLEY OF THE KINGS Original screenplay for the 1954 film #144741

Description

Valley of the Kings (Original screenplay for the 1954 film)
Author:
Robert Pirosh (director, screenwriter); Karl Tunberg (screenwriter); Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker (starring)
Title:
Valley of the Kings (Original screenplay for the 1954 film)
Publication:
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1953
Description:
Temporary Complete script for the 1954 film. File copy, with rubber stamp to the front wrapper. Loosely based on a chapter from the 1949 book "Gods, Graves, and Scholars" by C.W. Ceram.
Robert Taylor plays a rough and tumble archaeologist who is convinced by another archaeologist's daughter (Eleanor Parker) to go searching for evidence of the life of the Biblical Joseph. A difficult production plagued the film, including harsh, purportedly underfunded filming conditions. One of only five directorial efforts from Robert Pirosh.
Set in Egypt, shot on location in Egypt and Libya.
Blue titled wrappers, noted as TEMPORARY COMPLETE on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 96 and production No. 5576, dated 5/14/53, with credits for screenwriters R. Pirosh and K. Tunberg. Title page integral with the first page of the text, dated 5-16-53. 113 leaves, with last page of text numbered 110. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with white revision pages throughout, dated variously between 5-16-53 and 8-27-53. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.
Seller ID:
144741
Subject:
1950s Cinema, Adventure, Directors, Film Scripts
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