Mildred Pierce – Official Film Purchase Contract between Cain and Warner Bros. Pictures for Cain’s novel, Mildred Pierce

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Sale 324: Fine Modern Literature; Science Fiction; and Detective Fiction (#324) 01/26/2006 1:00 PM PST Closed
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Lot #550Mildred Pierce – Official Film Purchase Contract between Cain and Warner Bros. Pictures for Cain’s novel, Mildred Pierce

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Title:

Mildred Pierce – Official Film Purchase Contract between Cain and Warner Bros. Pictures for Cain’s novel, Mildred Pierce

Author:

Cain, James M.

Place Published:

Hollywood, CA

Date Published:

February 20, 1945

Description:

6 pages, printed, with typed text and inked initials. 14x8½, pre-folded, standard contractual sheets.

Signed by Cain twice (once on the original contract, and once on an attached Copyright Agreement), also by two witnesses and the representative for Warner Bros. Pictures. Also initialed in several spots by Cain and several official embossed circular stamps. Mildred Pierce was originally published by Knopf in 1941. This film contract yielded the 1956 film noir classic, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford and Ann Blyth. Joan Crawford won her first Academy Award for her performance in the film.

Condition:

Small burn hole on upper portion of attached Copyright Agreement sheet, other light wear; still near fine overall.

Item#:

167010
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