The Wrong Man

Alfred Hitchcock (director)
Maxwell Anderson (screenwriter, book), Angus MacPhail (screenwriter)
Herbert Brean (story)
Henry Fonda, Vera Miles (starring)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1956. Vintage borderless photograph of a contemplative Alfred Hitchcock on the set of the 1956 film. With the stamp of Warner Brothers Netherlands on the verso.

Based on the real life story of Manny Balestrero, accused of a series of robberies he didn't commit, as detailed in the nonfiction book "The True Story of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero" by Maxwell Anderson, who co-wrote the screenplay, and the "Life" magazine article "A Case of Identity" by Herbert Brean. Hitchcock's final film for Warner Brothers, and an influence on both Jean-Luc Godard and Martin Scorsese.

7.25 x 9.25. About Near Fine.

Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.


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