Down Among the Sheltering Palms [Friendly Island]

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950. Temporary Script for the 1953 film musical, here under the working title "Friendly Island."

A US Army officer and his men occupy a South-Pacific island after World War II where they encounter many women, under orders not to "fraternize" the comedy unfolds from their desire and restraint.

Green titled wrappers, noted as Temporary Script on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 109 and production No. 363, dated Nov. 17, 1950. Distribution page present, with receipt removed. Title page present, dated November 17, 1950, noted as Temporary Script, with credits for screenwriters Albert Lewin and Burt Styler. 130 leaves, with last page of text numbered 112. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with three gold brads.

Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical.

[Book #143808]