Behave Yourself [!]

Los Angeles: RKO Studios, Inc, 1951. Revised Final Draft script for the 1951 film. Specially bound copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. Seven reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the script pages, each with an RKO photographer stamp for Rod Tolmie on the verso. Original wrapper bound in, with manuscript ink and wax pencil annotations of "Files" to the top right, and "Changes," Retakes," and "Inserts," each followed by one to three dates, center. Script followed by eight pages of "Retakes ... After credits."

Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films, including "Mildred Pierce" (1945), "Humoresque" (1946), "Key Largo" (1948), and "Flamingo Road" (1949). In the 1950s he moved to Twentieth Century-Fox, and was the producer there for "An Affair to Remember" (1957), "Peyton Place" (1957), and "Sons and Lovers" (1960).

Farley Granger stars as a mild mannered accountant, whose wife, played by Shelley Winters, mistakes a small dog who follows him home—and is wanted by the mob—as a forgotten anniversary gift.

Shot on location in Los Angeles.

Bound in light green cloth with dark green quarter leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. Title page present, dated March 9, 1951, noted as REVISED FINAL SCRIPT, with credits for screenwriter George Beck. 151 leaves, with last page of text numbered 8. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 3/16/51 and 4/21/51. Pages Near Fine, binding Very Good plus, with light rubbing to the crown and corners.

[Book #161404]