Jeopardy: In the Shadow of Doubt

Los Angeles: Roger Andrieux, Circa 1973. Second Draft script for an unproduced film.

Based on the 1973 novel "The Man Who Would be Guilty" by Henrik Stangerup. A man murders his wife in a fit of passion, only to discover that he is unable to get the dystopian state to punish him for the crime. The novel was later adapted in Denmark, under the title "Manden der ville vaere skyldig" (1990).

Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present, noted as SECOND VERSION, with credits for screenwriters Roger Andrieux and Gilles Taurand, and author Henrik Stangerup. 103 leaves, with last page of text numbered 101. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with three gold brads.

[Book #141946]