Macabre

N.p. N.p., 1957. Draft script for the 1958 film. Copy belonging to an unidentified crew member, with their annotations in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper and two leaves regarding lighting.

Based on Theo Durant's 1951 novel "The Marble Forest." A small-town doctor must race to find his daughter after she is kidnapped and buried alive, with only hours to go until she suffocates. Director William Castle, known for his promotional gimmicks, provided each member of the audience with an official life certificate to insure them for $1,000 against death by fright. Despite the superficial hijinks, a key film in the classic string of films made by the director in the 1940s and 1950s.

Red titled wrappers. Title page present, dated May 28, 1957, with credit for screenwriter Robb White. 111 leaves, with last page of text numbered 110. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.

[Book #163596]