*THE WORLD OF HENRY ORIENT (1964) Original Combined Continuity Script 03/30/1964

Description

This is a
vintage original 11x14 in. Combined Continuity script
from the popular 1960's sexual promiscuity-themed comedy/drama,
THE WORLD OF HENRY ORIENT
, released in 1964 by United Artists and
directed by George Roy Hill
. Based upon the novel by Nora Johnson and featuring a screenplay by Johnson and her esteemed screenwriter father, Nunnally Johnson, Henry Orient (Peter Sellers) is a madly egocentric and overly amorous avant-garde concert pianist who is hilariously pursued all around New York City by two fourteen-year-old fans. The girls, Valarie "Val" Campbell Boyd (Tippy Walker) and Marian "Gil" Gilbert (Merrie Spaeth) chase a harassed Henry all over the city, thwarting his afternoon liaisons with a married woman and leaving utter chaos behind them - until Val's sexually promiscuous mother, Isabel (Angela Lansbury), appears on the scene to put a stop to the girls' shenanigans. The cast also includes Paula Prentiss, Tom Bosley, Phyllis Thaxter, and Al Lewis.
This oversized 11x14 in. Combined Continuity script was prepared after the film was shot, edited, and titled. It breaks the entire film down by each reel (6 reels for this film) and includes a description of the scene and action and all of the lines of dialogue. It is complete in overall very fine condition with a large chip, various creases and nicks along the edges on the title page; approximately 15 pages have a very small crease on the bottom right corner; and the last page has two parallel diagonal creases from the top to bottom and random signs of wear on the corners. There are no missing pages, tears, stains, writing, or other flaws.
The pianist's unusual surname - Orient - was inspired by real-life concert pianist Oscar Levant. The word "levant" means orient in French. Nora Johnson, who wrote the novel on which the movie was based (and co-wrote the screenplay with her father, Nunally Johnson), said that she and a friend had a crush on Levant when they were schoolgirls. During the making of this movie, Peter Sellers had problems of his own with a fan stalking him. In the original theatrical release (a
t around forty-eight minutes)
, when Henry Orient is talking on the phone to his girlfriend, he is seen making suggestive stroking gestures. In all television and DVD releases, this scene is drastically curtailed or cut altogether.