Something of Value

Richard Brooks (director, screenwriter)
Robert C. Ruark (novel)
Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, Wendy Hiller, Juano Hernandez, William Marshall, Sidney Poitier (starring)

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1957. Vintage photograph of actors Rock Hudson and Sidney Poitier getting their clothes fitted while in Nairobi for the production of the 1957 film. Mimeo snipe, manuscript annotations, and a rubber stamp on the verso.

Based on the 1955 novel of the same name by Robert C. Ruark. Set amidst Kenya's Mau Mau uprising. Two childhood friends, Peter (Rock Hudson), the son of a British colonist and Kimani (Sidney Poitier), a native to Kenyan grow up to be on opposing sides of the conflict, each wishing for a more peaceful world while surrounded by extreme violence.

Shot on location in Kenya.

10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.


[Book #145088]