The Passionate Affair [A Novel Affair]

London: London Independent Producers, 1956. Third Draft script for the 1957 British film, copy belonging to Art Director George Provis, with his name written on the titled label on the front wrapper, with manuscript pencil and ink annotations throughout, including rough pencil prop and set sketches on the versos of eight pages. Here under the working title "A Novel Affair," which was used as the title for the US release of the film.

Laid in are over 30 production documents including: 17 pages of handwritten Prop Lists, eleven dated from May to July 1956. Two pages of rough pencil sketches including several story boards, with two film clippings attached by paperclip, each containing 3 full frames. Three letters to Provis, two autograph letters signed, dating from May and June, 1956, and one typed letter signed from February 1956. As well as Shooting Schedules, Set Lists, Locations lists, and additional Prop Lists.

George Provis was a British Art Director and Production Designer who began his career working on quota quickies (low budget features made to comply with Britain's Cinematograph Films Act of 1927) in the 1930s. After the Second World War, Provis was appointed by British film producer Sydney Box to head the art department at Gainsborough Pictures, and is credited on over 120 films.

Novelist Judith Wynter (Margaret Leighton) gets inspiration for her new novel when her wheelchair-bound husband (Ralph Richardson) hires a new Italian chauffeur Carlo(Carlo Giustini). When Carlo reads her lurid tale of adultery and murder the husband mistakenly concludes that she is actually madly in love with Carlo.

Green generic file wrappers with a title label, noted as 3rd Draft Screenplay on the title label, dated 23-4-1956. Title page present, noted as Third Draft of Screenplay, with credits for screenwriters Muriel and Sydney Box. 97 leaves, with last page of text numbered 96. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with a prong binding.

[Book #166264]