Ruth Hussey Robert Taylor FLIGHT COMMAND Original screenplay for the #128284

Description

Flight Command (Original screenplay for the 1940 film)
Author:
Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, Walter Pidgeon (starring); Frank Borzage (director); Harvey Haislip, John Sutherland, Wells Root (screenwriters)
Title:
Flight Command (Original screenplay for the 1940 film)
Publication:
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1940
Description:
Draft script for the 1940 film. Nominated for an Academy Award.
A young hotshot pilot joins an elite flying squadron and has to prove himself to his commanding officer and fellow pilots by taking on a dangerous mission. Made with the cooperation of the US Navy, who lent a real life squadron to the film, surely one of the earliest instances of the mutually beneficial relationship between Hollywood and the US military.
Blue titled wrappers, rubber-stamped FILE COPY on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped production No. 4610, dated 2-6-40, with credits for Wells Root. 279 leaves, mimeograph duplication, with aged white revision pages throughout, dated variously between 1-2-40 and 2-6-40. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good with heavy dampstaining, bound with two gold brads.
Seller ID:
128284
Subject:
1940s Cinema, Academy Awards, Aviation, Film Scripts, US Navy
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Baltimore, MD
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